Pakistan - Tests completed

(30 May 1998) T/I: 10:49:19


Pakistan conducted only one nuclear test on Saturday (30/05) and has now completed its current series of tests, a senior foreign ministry official said. Foreign secretary Shamshad Ahmed Khan said Saturday's blast completed the "current series of tests."

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ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, 30/5

SOT, foreign secretary, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, in English: "Good afternoon. After sucessfully conducting five nuclear tests on 28 May 1998, Pakistan completed the current series by another nuclear test today. Let me clarify that there was only one test conducted today. All the tests conducted were fully contained. There was no release of radioactivity. The results were as expected. The devices tested correspond to weapons configuration compatible with delivery systems";

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