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kiloton 1. one thousand tons 2. an explosive power, esp of a nuclear weapon, equal to the power of 1000 tons of TNT How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The more powerful of those bombs--the one that hit Hiroshima--had a force of 15 kilotons. By simply dropping a 100-pound mass of highly enriched uranium onto another similar mass from a height of about six feet, terrorists could create a nuclear reaction that would produce a blast of about 5-10 kilotons--the blast from the Hiroshima atomic bomb was 15 kilotons. He not only withdrew the United States from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in June 2002 but, according to the May 21, 2003, New York Times, has recently asked Congress to lift the ten-year ban on research, development, and production of nuclear weapons of less than five kilotons. |
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