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The Nuclear Situation in Pakistan

Presented to: Tooba ShakoorPresented by: Zia ur RehmanEnroll # 01-161141-066Oral ommuni!ation"s eolo$y %&

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Historical Background

1947 British colonial India is divided into two independent

states

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Wars etween India and

Pakistan 1947!4" #irst war over $ash%ir 19&' second $ash%ir war

1999 #ighting occurs in $ash%ir region

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The Separation o# (ast and

West Pakistan 1971 India supports (ast Pakistan)s separation #ro% the

Pakistani state %ilitaril*

This is a hu%iliating de#eat #or Pakistan which starts to

develop a nuclear weapons progra%

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The develop%ent o# the

Pakistani nuclear weapons

progra% 1'(6 &tomi! Ener$y Resear!h oun!il

1'6( )rst nu!lear rea!tor built *ith +S aid

1'6, ndia and Pakistan re.use to si$n the /on-Proli.erationTreaty

1' de!ision to start a nu!lear *ea2ons 2ro$ram

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progra% 1'4 3irst ndian 2ea!e.ul5 nu!lear e2losion leads to

intensi.yin$ o. the Pakistani nu!lear *ea2ons 2ro$ram

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progra% 1974 nuclear scientist +dul ,adir $han o##ers his services to

the Pakistani govern%ent

$han had studied in (urope- in West Berlin- Holland andBelgiu%

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progra% He had worked at Ph*sical .*na%ic /esearch 0aorator*-

a co%pan* associated with the renco uraniu%

enrich%ent consortiu%- e#ore he was trans#erred awa*#or asking 2suspicous 3uestions

197& $han receives control over Pakistani uraniu%

enrich%ent progra%s

197" Pakistan enriches uraniu% #or the #irst ti%e at anenrich%ent #acilit* %ade according to $han)s plans

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The development of the

Pakistani nuclear weaponsprogram 1979 Pakistan is sanctioned a#ter the S intelligence

learns aout the Pakistani enrich%ent #acilit*

However- a#ter the Soviet nion attacks +#ghanistan-

Pakistan eco%es the %ost i%portant S all* in the

region and the S govern%ent turns a lind e*e on the

nuclear weapons progra%

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Pakistani nuclear weaponsprogra% 1',0 Pakistan be$ins its missile 2ro$ram *hi!h is su22orted

by hina

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progra% 5id 19"6s!1996 Pakistan is ale to produce enough

uraniu% #or a nuclear weapon and produces nuclear

warheads 1994 Pri%e %inister Nawa Shari# reveals that Pakistan

has a nuclear o%

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progra%

199" Pakistan tests the 8hauri!I %issile reaching 1-'66 k%

199" Both India and Pakistan %ake nuclear tests which

lead to S sanctions li#ted in :661;

1999 Pakistan %akes #urther %issile tests

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The Proli#eration Scandal

:66< It is revealed that +dul ,adir $han was responsile

#or uilding a proli#eration network and selling nuclear

technolog* to countries such as North $orea- Iran and

0i*a

$han is pardoned * the Pakistani govern%ent ut sta*s

until toda* under house arrest

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Pakistani Nuclear Weapons

=apailit* Delivery Vehicles:

1. Modied !1" ghters as well as Mirage ### andMirage V aircraft

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Pakistani $uclear%eapons &apa'ility .eliver* >ehicles?

:@ Short!range Ha#t!II %issiles and long!range sur#ace!to!

sur#ace 8hauri %issiles

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Sources

+h%ed- Sa%ina? PakistanAs Nuclear Weapons Progra%?

5oving orward or Tactical /etreatC $roc Institute

Dccasional Papers E1";- :666

=arnegie (ndow%ent #or International Peace? +@ ,@ $han

Nuclear =hronolog*- Issue Brie#? Non Proli#eration >ol@>III- No@ "- :66'

$err- PaulF Nikitin- 5ar* Beth eds@;? PakistanGs Nuclear

Weapons? Proli#eration and Securit* Issues =/S /eport

#or =ongress;- :66" 5ahrwald- Susanne? .ie (ntwicklung der +to%wa##en!

und /aketenprogra%%e in Indien und Pakistan- :667

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