India and Pakistan Conduct Nuclear Weapon Tests
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Science, Military History, Technology, Inventions
- Subcategories: Nuclear Weapons, Power, Radiation
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India, Pakistan
- Date: May, 1998
Article abstract: Despite condemnation from the proponents of nuclear nonproliferation, India and Pakistan tested nuclear weapons and joined a select group of countries possessing nuclear weapons.
Historical Divide
With the end of the Cold War in 1991, the ever-present menace of nuclear war was believed to have come to an end. However, the relief felt by many countries was short-lived, as India and Pakistan stunned the world by conducting a series of nuclear weapons tests in the month of May, 1998. Although it was widely perceived that the dangers of a...
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