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Table of Indian and Pakistani Nuclear Tests, 1974-2002
India | Pakistan
| India | |||
| Date | |||
| May 18, 1974 |
02:34:55 |
27.095 N 71.752 E |
2-5 kt |
| May 11, 1998 |
10:13:42 |
27.102 N 71.857 E |
12 kt* |
| May 11, 1998 |
10:13 |
? |
? * |
| May 13, 1998 |
06:51 |
? |
? ** |
| Local time is 5 and one-half hours later than GMT * The Indian government announced that three nuclear devices were detonated simultaneously in two shafts, about one kilometer apart. We count this as two tests. ** Seismic records do not discriminate the explosions of two devices (announced by Indian scientists as being 0.2 kt and 0.6 kt), one or both of which may not have detonated. |
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| Pakistan | |||
| Date | |||
| May 28, 1998 |
10:16:15 |
28.862 N 64.818 E |
9-12 kt# |
| May 30, 1998 |
06:54:55 |
28.487 N 63:787 E |
5 kt |
| Local time is 5 hours later than GMT # Pakistani officials announced that five nuclear devices were tested. Seismic records do not discriminate these and possibly only one device was detonated. |
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last revised 11.25.02
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