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Selected Indian Nuclear Facilities

Chronologies

• Countdown to Indian Nuclear Tests 
• Indian Missile Program Chronology 
• Pakistani Nuclear Program Chronology 
• Pakistani Missile Program Chronology 

Maps

• Pakistan's Nuclear-Related Facilities (PDF, 340K)--Annotated fact sheet and map with links to facility information and CNS database entries. Based on Andrew Koch and Jennifer Topping,  "Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: a Status Report" (PDF format) The Nonproliferation Review, (Spring-Summer 1997).
• Chinese Assistance to the Pakistani Nuclear and Missile Programs (45K, PDF): 

• Selected Pakistani Nuclear Facilities (PDF)
• Selected Indian Nuclear Facilities (PDF)

Photos

• Photographs of Pakistan's Nuclear and Missile Tests 

International Reaction to Pakistan's Tests

• World Reaction--a compendium of official statements and comments from around the world. 
• Statement on the Nuclear Tests of Pakistan and India -- NATO-Russia Permanent Joint Council Meeting At Ministerial Level Luxembourg, 28 May 1998. 
• China and the Nuclear Tests in South Asia

International Reaction to India's Tests

• World Reaction--a compendium of official statements and comments from around the world. 
• Statement to the Plenary of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament 

by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament.
• China and the Nuclear Tests in South Asia

Chinese Assistance to Pakistan's Nuclear and Missile Programs

Articles From The Nonproliferation Review

• "From Existential to Minimum Deterrence: Explaining India's Decision to Test," by Gaurav Kampani, vol. 6, no. 1 (Fall 1998). 
• "The Indian-Russian Light Water Reactor Deal," by R. Adam Moody, vol. 5, no. 1 (Fall 1997), pp. 112-122. (PDF format only.)
• Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons Program: a Status Report" by Andrew Koch and Jennifer Topping, (Spring-Summer 1997), pp. 109-113.
• "Theater Missile Defense and South Asia: A Volatile Mix," by Gregory Koblentz, vol. 4, no. 3, (Spring-Summer 1997), pp. 54-62. (PDF format only.)
• "India's Nuclear Labyrinth," by William Walker, vol. 4, no. 1, (Fall 1996), pp. 61-77. (PDF format only.)
• "Nuclear Testing in South Asia and the CTBT", by Andrew Koch, vol. 3, no. 3, (Spring-Summer 1996), pp. 98-104. (Includes maps of selected Indian nuclear facilities.)

Other Publications by CNS Staff

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "Hammering out an Indo-US nuclear deal," Rediff on the Net, 31 December 1998. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "Behind India's Veil of Nuclear Ambiguity," Rediff on the Net, 25 August 1998. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "After Pokhran II: Revisiting the CTBT and NPT," Rediff on the Net, 16 July 1998. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "The BJP's Monumental Blunder," Rediff on the Net, 4 June 1998. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "What story does Ghauri tell us?" Rediff on the Net, 7 May 1998.   An analysis of the Ghauri test launch and its implications for Indian security. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "Prithvi: The Case for No First Deployment," Rediff on the Net, 10 July 1997. 

Gaurav Kampani, CNS Senior Research Associate,  "Future rivalry between India and China is likely to be economic, not military," Rediff on the Net, 30 May 1997. 

Tariq Rauf, Director of the CNS International Organizations and Nonproliferation Project, "Test Ban Treaty: Asian Concerns," 17 August 1996.  An overview of Indian and Iranian concerns regarding the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. 

CNS Commentary

John Parachini of the CNS Washington Office quoted in The International Herald Tribune, 29 May 1998. 

Dr. Lawrence Scheinman of the CNS Washington Office quoted in ABC News, 28 May 1998. 

Dr. Lawrence Scheinman of the CNS Washington Office, "Newly nuclear India needs vision," MSNBC, 18 May 1998. 

Dr. Bates Gill, Director of the East Asia Nonproliferation Project, on China's reaction to India's tests, in John Pomfret, "China's Response to India Could Boost Its Reputation," The Washington Post, 15 May 1998. 

"Global Implications of Indian Nuclear Tests," by John Parachini, Senior Research Associate at the CNS Washington office, on IntellectualCapital.com on  14 May 1998.  The article assesses the implications of India's tests for the global nonproliferation regime and US nonproliferation policy. 

Dr. Lawrence Scheinman of the CNS Washington Office discusses how India may have used its knowledge of US satellite systems to evade detection of its test preparations in a Reuters dispatch carried by ABC News, The San Jose Mercury News, and USA Today, 13 May 1998. 

John Parachini of the CNS Washington Office quoted in ABC News and Newsday, 13 May 1998. 

Dr. Lawrence Scheinman of the CNS Washington Office and Peter Saracino of the CNS Monitoring Proliferation Threats project in USA Today.

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