Definition of KILOTON

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The warhead’s explosive yield is said to be 2 megatons, or 2,000 kilotons. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Releases Test Video of Poseidon Nuclear Attack Drone," 22 Feb. 2019 By comparison, the Hiroshima bomb was approximately 16 kilotons. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Russia Releases Test Video of Poseidon Nuclear Attack Drone," 22 Feb. 2019 The total volume of aluminum products exported from the EU to the U.S. rose 8% to 353 kilotons in 2017, representing an approximate value of €1.2 billion, according to Eurostat. — Bob Tita, WSJ, "Foreign Aluminum Producers Shake Off U.S. Tariffs," 26 Oct. 2018 In 2015, the United States was responsible for a sixth of the world's emissions, releasing 5.1 million kilotons of carbon dioxide. — Susmita Baral, Teen Vogue, "Trump and the Paris Climate Change Agreement, Explained," 2 Aug. 2018 Hiroshima, by way of comparison, had an explosive yield of 16 kilotons. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Moscow’s Defender: Russia Tests Modernized Ballistic Missile," 21 Feb. 2018 By comparison, the warheads the U.S. military dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, in 1945 exploded with about 15 and 20 kilotons of force, respectively. — Paul Sonne, Washington Post, "Trump poised to get new low-yield nuclear weapons," 13 June 2018 The yield of the bomb was estimated at more than 100 kilotons of TNT, at least 10 times stronger than anything the North had tested previously. — Christopher Bodeen, Fox News, "Geologists say North Korea's nuclear test site has collapsed," 26 Apr. 2018 These nuclear powered submarines each carry sixteen Bulava submarine launched ballistic missiles, each with a range of 5,800 miles and armed with six 150 kiloton nuclear warheads. — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, "Here Are All the Submarines of the Russian Navy in One Infographic," 19 Apr. 2018

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