Not exact matches
The fact that it takes only 8.8 pounds of plutonium to produce an
atomic bomb in the one -
kiloton range makes spent fuel rods an alluring target for sophisticated revolutionary groups.
By way of further comparison, the
atomic bomb the US dropped on Nagasaki in 1945 was 20
kilotons in yield.
On the other hand, estimates put the North Korean alleged H - bomb detonation in just six
kilotons, a poorer result than the 2013
atomic test.