North Korea announced Monday that it had tested an atomic weapon, a claim that if true would make it the latest member of the elite club of nuclear powers.
BOMBS: Estimates of the amount of radioactive material the North possesses vary widely, enough for possibly between four and 13 weapons, and are unverifiable.
The count compares with a U.S. arsenal of more than 5,000 strategic warheads, more than 1,000 operational tactical weapons — meant for the battlefield and less powerful than the strategic arms — and approximately 3,000 reserve strategic and tactical warheads.
STRENGTH: There were conflicting reports on the strength of the blast. A state-run South Korean geological institute said the force of the test was equivalent to 550 tons of TNT. That is relatively small compared to the bomb the United States dropped on Hiroshima, which was equivalent to 15,000 tons of TNT.
But Russia’s defense minister said it was far more powerful, equivalent to 5,000 to 15,000 tons of TNT.
In 1996, France detonated a bomb beneath Fangataufa Atoll about 750 miles southeast of Tahiti that had a yield of about 120,000 tons of TNT.
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You guy’s kill me (laughing) I get complaint’s about North Korea, And here i am reading it on your site.
Then I get a complaint about your pic on my blog , and want it removed with the link. anyhow, the link stands, the review stands, still online.
I did take the North Korea Stuff Offline thou, In the best interest of my country… (nice uh?) …
anyways, keep up the good work. you guys are the hit of my blog !!! – OS9USER
(there were alot of complaints!)
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