The table below is a simplified research note prepared for a 2022 exhibition on Pakistan's nuclear programme. It records India's nuclear test in May 1998 an...
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The table below is a simplified research note prepared for a 2022 exhibition on Pakistan's nuclear programme. It records India's nuclear test in May 1998 and Pakistan's tests later that month. Curators want visitors to explain the decision in the context of national security, rather than treat the events as isolated dates.
(a) Identify the place in Balochistan where Pakistan conducted its 1998 tests. [1]
(b) Explain two reasons why Pakistan carried out nuclear tests in 1998. [2]
(c) Explain one international cost of the tests for Pakistan. [2]
Table 1: India tested nuclear devices on 11 May 1998. Pakistan tested nuclear devices on 28 May 1998.
Answer Details
(a) Chagai. [1] (b) Any two: to respond to India's tests; to strengthen deterrence; to demonstrate Pakistan's defence capability; to gain domestic political support/prestige. [2] (c) Any two linked points: economic sanctions were imposed or aid was reduced; foreign investment confidence could fall; Pakistan faced international criticism and pressure over nuclear proliferation. [2]
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