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  2. Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan is one of nine states that possess nuclear weapons. Pakistan began developing nuclear weapons in January 1972 under Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who delegated the program to the Chairman of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) Munir Ahmad Khan with a commitment to having the device ready by the end of 1976.

  3. List of states with nuclear weapons - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. List of nuclear weapons tests of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Project-706 - Wikipedia

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    Project-706, also known as Project-786 was the codename of a research and development program to develop Pakistan's first nuclear weapons. [1] The program was initiated by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in 1974 in response to the Indian nuclear tests conducted in May 1974.

  6. Controversial father of Pakistan nuclear bomb dies at age 85

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    Khan, who launched Pakistan on the path to becoming a nuclear weapons power in the early 1970s, died in a hospital in the capital Islamabad, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad said.

  7. Nuclear doctrine of Pakistan - Wikipedia

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    The Nuclear doctrine of Pakistan is a theoretical concept of military strategy that promotes deterrence by guaranteeing an immediate "massive retaliation" to an aggressive attack against the state. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]

  8. Nuclear triad - Wikipedia

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    Pakistan is one of eight declared nuclear weapons states in the world. It has variety of land launched nuclear weapon capable missiles. For instance, the Shaheen 3 (MRBM) , Ababeel (MIRV) etc.

  9. Historical nuclear weapons stockpiles and nuclear tests by ...

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    India became a nuclear power in 1974, while Pakistan developed its first nuclear weapon in the 1980s. [1] [21] India and Pakistan currently have around one hundred nuclear weapons each. [19] Pakistan's nuclear stockpile has increased rapidly, and it is speculated that Pakistan might have more nuclear weapons than the United Kingdom within a ...