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PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR TESTS: AN APPRAISAL
On 28 May 1998, as widely predicted, Pakistan responded in kind to India's early May nuclear tests. In a move calculated to demonstrate nuclear parity with India, Pakistan carried out five nuclear explosions, the same number as carried out by New Delhi over a two-day period on 11 and 13 May. The Pakistani tests occurred at 1523 hours (local) and reportedly involved three sub-kiloton devices, and two larger fission explosions with yields of 25 and 12 kilotons (KT). (India's tests also included three sub-kiloton devices, a 12 KT fission device, and a 43 KT fusion weapon.)
(Fri May 31, 2002 - 1:31:08 pm)