The explosive yield of the sixth nuclear test conducted by North Korea on September 3, 2017, was estimated at a maximum of ** kilotons. Between 2006 and 2017, North Korea conducted six nuclear tests.
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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 July 02, 2025, 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 July 02, 2025. 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: July 02, 2025. 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 July 02, 2025)
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/
