Chagai-I nuclear test series
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The Chagai-I nuclear test series was Pakistan’s first public nuclear weapons test conducted in May 1998, marking its emergence as a declared nuclear power.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Chagai-I nuclear tests | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | nuclear weapons test series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Youm-e-Takbeer tests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Chagai-I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Youm-e-Takbeer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorationDate | May 28 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| date | 1998-05-28 ⓘ |
| firstPublicNuclearTestOf | Pakistan GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Chagai-II nuclear test NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| globalContext | post-Cold War nuclear proliferation ⓘ |
| inResponseTo | Pokhran-II nuclear tests NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| internationalReaction |
condemnation by many states
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imposition of economic sanctions on Pakistan ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Abdul Qadeer Khan
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Samar Mubarakmand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Balochistan
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Chagai District NERFINISHED ⓘ Ras Koh Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive global media attention ⓘ |
| month | May ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 5 ⓘ |
| oversightBy | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Pakistan’s covert nuclear weapons development program ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of nuclear weapons capability
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strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Chagai-II nuclear test series
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Pokhran-II nuclear test series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Pakistan became a declared nuclear-armed state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityImpact | altered strategic balance in South Asia ⓘ |
| significance |
established nuclear parity with India
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provoked international sanctions on Pakistan ⓘ |
| status | completed ⓘ |
| symbolism |
assertion of national sovereignty
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technological achievement for Pakistan ⓘ |
| technology |
highly enriched uranium implosion design
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plutonium implosion design ⓘ |
| testSite | Ras Koh Hills test site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType |
subcritical test
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underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | India’s 1998 nuclear tests ⓘ |
| year | 1998 ⓘ |
| yieldClassification | multiple kiloton-range devices ⓘ |
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