The explosive yield of the sixth nuclear test conducted by North Korea on September 3, 2017, was estimated at a maximum of 70 kilotons. Between 2006 and 2017, North Korea has conducted six nuclear tests.
Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons)
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Yonhap. (September 3, 2017). Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/
Yonhap. "Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons) ." Chart. September 3, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/
Yonhap. (2017). Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/
Yonhap. "Maximum Explosive Yield of Nuclear Tests Conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by Nuclear Test (in Kilotons) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/
Yonhap, Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Maximum explosive yield of nuclear tests conducted by North Korea between 2006 and 2017, by nuclear test (in kilotons) [Graph], Yonhap, September 3, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/745344/north-korea-maximum-explosive-yield-of-blasts-by-nuclear-test/