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[204] [205] Many military experts believe that Pakistan has the capability of building a nuclear submarine and is ready to build such a fleet. [204] In February 2012, the Navy announced it would start work on the construction of a nuclear submarine to better meet the Indian Navy's nuclear threat. [206]
Pakistan is also not a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Pakistan covertly developed nuclear weapons over decades, beginning in the late 1970s. Pakistan first delved into nuclear power after the establishment of its first nuclear power plant near Karachi with equipment and materials supplied mainly by western nations in the early ...
The use of (a) nuclear weapon(s) on Pakistan's soil against foreign attacking forces. [1] The use of (a) nuclear weapon(s) against critical but purely military targets on foreign soil, probably in thinly populated areas in the desert or semi-desert, causing the least collateral damage.
Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons. China's supply of nuclear reactor in 1993 and nuclear technology prior to that for the Chashma Nuclear Power Plant helped to achieve it. Its timing was a direct response to India's second nuclear test Pokhran-II, on 11 and 13 May 1998.
Abdul Qadeer Khan, a controversial figure known as the father of Pakistan’s nuclear bomb, died Sunday of COVID-19 following a lengthy illness, his family said. Khan, who launched Pakistan on the ...
The nuclear weapons tests of Pakistan refers to a test programme directed towards the development of nuclear explosives and investigation of the effects of nuclear explosions. The programme was suggested by Munir Ahmad Khan , chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC), as early as 1977.
1988 – Pakistan reportedly has the capacity to build a nuclear bomb. [6] 1989 – South Africa opts to dismantle the six nuclear weapons it has secretly built amid the negotiations to end apartheid. [6] 1989 – Communism collapses in the Eastern Bloc during the Revolutions of 1989.
The first thing you'd see if a nuclear bomb exploded nearby is a flood of light so bright, you may think the sun blew up -- but don't try to drive away. If a nuclear bomb explodes nearby, here's ...