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World Wide Web Sites on the Indian Nuclear Tests

The sites listed below provide news, views, and information on the recent Indian nuclear test, global reactions to it, and related topics. CNS presents these links for the convenience of the users of our website, but CNS does not endorse these sites or the veracity of their information.  

Last update: 28 May 1998, 16:00 PDT:  
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Links are organized in the following sections: 
Government Sites 
Non-Governmental Organizations 
Media Websites 
Background and Reference Material 
 

Government Sites

New Statements  
Excerpts from the U.S. President (28 May) 
Statement by the Secretary of State (28 May) 
Statement to the President of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament 
by Ambassador Munir Akram, Permanent Representative of Pakistan to the United Nations Conference on Disarmament (14 May). 
"We Have Shown Them That We Mean Business"--Indian PM's article in India Today declaring India a Nuclear Weapons State.(15 May) 
President Clinton's Determination on Sanctions (13 May)  
Press Secretary Statement on Sanctions (13 May).  
The CIA's statement on the Indian nuclear tests (13 May).  
Indian press release on Monday's three tests (11 May).  
Indian press release on Wednesday's two tests (13 May). 

Official Indian and Pakistani Information Sites and Statements  
BJP Website--Official website of the Bharatiya Janata Party. 
Indian Ministry Of External Affairs  
Embassy of India, Washington D.C.  
Indian Parliament  
Official Indian Press Release  
Official Pakistan Page  
Official Pakistan Response  
Pakistan Ministry of Information Site  
Pakistan Ministries & Departments  
Pakistan Press Information Department  
Pakistan Statement on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament  

Other Government Sites & Statements   
Australian Prime Minister's Statement  
The Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Act of 1998  
United Kingdom FCO Statement  
USIA Washington File   
White House Statements  
Voice of America  

Intergovernmental Organizations  
European Union  
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)  
United Nations  
United Nations Secretary General Press Release  
United Nations Security Council Press Release  

Relevant Arms Control Statements and Agreements:  
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty--DOE Page  
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization  
CTBT Data Center  
Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty  
China: Arms Control White Paper  
  

Non-Governmental Organizations

British American Security Information Council  
Center for Defense and International Security Studies: Current News  
Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers: India Nuclear Test Page  
Federation Of American Scientists  
Federation Of American Scientists: South Asia   
Federation of American Scientists: 1998 India Special Weapons News  
Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--Links to documents and Indian security research institutes.  

Media Websites

Index Sites and Multiple News Sources:  
Excite News Tracker: India  
Lycos News Coverage of India   
Yahoo-World News India Coverage (Reuters, UPI, PR Newswire)   

South Asian News Sites  
Associated Press of Pakistan  
Pakistan: DAWN  
The Economic Times  
The Hindu  
Hindustan Times  
India Daily  
India: Security & Political Risk Analysis (SAPRA)  
India Today--Newsmagazine with extensive testing coverage. 
The Indian Express  
Pakistan: The Nation  
Pakistan Link  
Pakistan Television Corporation Limited  
Rediff on the Net 
The Times of India  

US and Canadian News Sites  
ABC News India Page   
The Christian Science Monitor  
CNN India Page  
IntellectualCapital.com 
MSNBC  
The Globe and Mail  
The Nando Times  
The Washington Post    
The New York Times  
Time: India's Nuke Tests Alarm U.S.  
USA Today  

East Asian News Sites  
Japan: The Asahi Shimbun  
China: China Daily  
China: Muzi Lateline Interactive  
Japan: The Mainichi Shimbun  
Singapore: Straits Times  

European News Sites  
BBC World News Service  
Deutsche Welle News Page  
Die Welt  
Financial Times  
Le Monde  
Sueddeutsche Zeitung  
The Electronic Telegraph  

Russian News Sites  
RIA-Novosti  
Interfax  
Russia Today  

Background and Reference Material

Research Papers & Publications  
Investigating the Allegations of Indian Nuclear Test Preparations in the Rajasthan Desert  --An extensive analysis by Vipin Gupta and Frank Pabian (Sandia National Laboratory) of alleged Indian preparations for a nuclear test in December 1995.  
SIPRI: Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in South Asia After the Test Ban  

Background Information and Reference Materials  
CIA World Factbook  
Indian Armed Forces  
 


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