Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998

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historical event nuclear weapons test series

The Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 were a series of underground detonations that marked Pakistan’s entry into the group of declared nuclear-armed states and triggered regional and global political repercussions.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Chagai-I nuclear test	2
Chagai-II nuclear test	2
1998 Pakistan nuclear tests	1
1998 Pakistani nuclear tests	1
Chagai nuclear tests	1
Chagai-I nuclear test series	1
Chagai-II nuclear test series	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event ⓘ nuclear weapons test series ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Pakistan nuclear tests of 1998 ⓘ surface form: Chagai nuclear tests
authorizedBy	Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ⓘ
codeName	Chagai ⓘ surface form: Chagai-I Chagai ⓘ surface form: Chagai-II
commemoration	Youm-e-Takbeer ⓘ
commemorationDate	May 28 ⓘ
conductedBy	Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (advisory role) ⓘ surface form: Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission
consequence	increased pressure for nuclear risk-reduction measures in South Asia ⓘ strengthening of domestic political support for Pakistan’s nuclear program ⓘ
country	Pakistan ⓘ
date	1998-05-28 ⓘ 1998-05-30 ⓘ
followedBy	development of Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent posture ⓘ
headOfGovernmentAtTime	Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif ⓘ surface form: Nawaz Sharif
impact	prompted global diplomatic efforts to prevent further testing ⓘ triggered regional nuclear arms race concerns ⓘ
internationalReaction	condemnation by many states and international organizations ⓘ
legalStatus	conducted outside the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty regime ⓘ
location	Chagai District ⓘ Kharan Desert ⓘ Ras Koh Hills ⓘ
motivation	strategic response to India’s 1998 nuclear tests ⓘ
numberOfDetonations	6 ⓘ
numberOfTests	6 ⓘ
partOf	global history of nuclear weapons testing ⓘ
precededBy	Pokhran-II nuclear tests ⓘ surface form: Pokhran-II
purpose	demonstration of nuclear weapons capability ⓘ
region	Balochistan, Pakistan ⓘ surface form: Balochistan
relatedTo	Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty ⓘ India–Pakistan relations ⓘ South Asian nuclear arms race ⓘ
result	Pakistan became a declared nuclear-armed state ⓘ heightened tensions in South Asia ⓘ imposition of international economic sanctions on Pakistan ⓘ
securityContext	long-standing rivalry with India ⓘ
statusRegardingCTBT	not a signatory at the time of tests ⓘ
supervisedBy	Samar Mubarakmand ⓘ
symbolism	assertion of national sovereignty and security ⓘ
technology	highly enriched uranium devices ⓘ plutonium implosion devices ⓘ
testSite	Chagai ⓘ surface form: Chagai-I test site Chagai ⓘ surface form: Chagai-II test site
testType	underground nuclear test ⓘ
year	1998 ⓘ

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