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kiloton
/ ˈkɪləʊˌtʌn /
noun
- one thousand tons
- an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of 1000 tons of TNT
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Unlike nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missiles that can destroy entire cities, tactical nuclear weapons for use against troops on the battlefield are less powerful and can have a yield as small as about 1 kiloton.
The bomb dropped on Hiroshima was 15 kilotons, and killed upwards of 146,000 people between its immediate impact and after effects.
The U.S. bomb in Hiroshima in World War II was 15 kilotons.
If all goes according to plan, in 20 years we'll have reduced our scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions by 166 kilotons.
Those bombs, which struck the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, packed the equivalent of 15 and 21 kilotons of TNT, respectively.
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