May 1998 India Special Weapons News

May 1998 India
Special Weapons News

HUMANIST POSITION ON NUCLEAR TESTING IN INDIA For Non-violent Camapign Against Nuclear Tests and Nuclear Weaponisation, co-ordinated by hundreds of organisations.
INDIA / BUDGET Voice of America 31 May 1998 -- IN THE WAKE OF THE NUCLEAR TESTS, ATTENTION IS ALSO FOCUSSED ON THE DEFENSE BUDGET. ECONOMISTS ARE WARNING THE GOVERNMENT AGAINST A COSTLY ARMS RACE BECAUSE ANY LARGE INCREASE FOR DEFENSE WILL MEAN CUTTING BACK ON SOCIAL SECTORS.
Official Statement May 31, 1998 -- The Pakistan High Commissioner was summoned this afternoon by Foreign Secretary and a strong protest was lodged regarding a serious incident in which Shri B.S. Rawat, an official of our High Commission in Islamabad was, early this morning, accosted and badly beaten up in front of his diplomatic residence.
INDIA NUKE PROPOSAL Voice of America 31 May 1998 -- THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT CALLING ON ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS STATES TO NEGOTIATE A GLOBAL AGREEMENT GOVERNING NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
INDIA / NUKE PROPOSAL Voice of America 31 May 1998 -- INDIA'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS NEGOTIATIONS TO CREATE A GLOBAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS CONVENTION SHOULD START AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Lanka to help restore Sino-Indian amity - [May 31,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Musings - [May 31,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Moratorium to continue: India - [May 31,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pallone sees failure of non-proliferation policy - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Australia, New Zealand for UN disarm meet - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Reassessment of American policy - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Silent march by anti-nuke activists - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Moment of truth - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India ready to 'probe' offer on no-war pact: PM - [May 30,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Further discussion on the statement made by the Prime Minister in the House on 27th May,1998 on the recent nuclear tests in Pokhran raised by Shri Indrajit Gupta on the 27th May,98. XII LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session II, (Budget) Friday, May 29, 1998 / Jyaistha 8, 1920 (Saka)
INDIA / MILITARY / NUKE / REACT Voice of American 29 May 1998 - MILITARY LEADERS IN INDIA SAY THEY DO NOT EXPECT THE NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY PAKISTAN THURSDAY TO LEAD TO HOSTILITIES BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN, IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
Pak conducts tests -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
India ready -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Defence ties hit -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Pak charges denied -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
At what cost? -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
A Russian view -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Unsettled question -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Engage the US -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Ironic solidarity -- The Times of India - 29 May 1998
Army chief refutes Islamabad charge - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Questions in Rajya Sabha - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Confusion in House over Pak N-tests - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pak role in J&K terrorism poses threat: Advani - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India's efforts on elimination of nuclear arms to continue - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Govt cautioned over nuclear arms race - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India can meet any challenge: PM - [May 29,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Further discussion on the statement made by the Prime Minister in the House on 27th May, 1998 on the recent nuclear tests in Pokhran raised by Shri Indrajit Gupta on the 27th May, 1998. XII LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session II, (Budget) Thursday, May 28, 1998 / Jyaistha 7, 1920 (Saka)
Statements of the Official Spokesman 28 May 1998 - The Pakistan Foreign Secretary conveyed to our High Commissioner that India was preparing to attack the nuclear facilities of Pakistan. Our High Commissioner dismissed this as an utterly absurd and malicious allegation.
Daily News 28 May 1998 - The government today announced that it will pursue a pro active policy instead of reactive in dealing with insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. The Home Minister, Mr. L. K. Advani announced this while replying to a question in Rajya Sabha today. He said India is determined to defeat the proxy war being waged by Pakistan without a war.
U.S.: Pakistan May Have More Tests By John Diamond Associated Press Writer Thursday, May 28, 1998; India can also deliver nuclear weapons from Jaguar and MiG-27 fighter jets, according to the Federation of American Scientists, an intelligence watchdog group.
Clinton Suffers Bitter Defeat By Terence Hunt AP White House Correspondent Thursday, May 28, 1998; John Pike, director of the Federation of American Scientists, an arms control advocacy group, said the Reagan administration had turned a blind eye to Pakistan's nuclear program in the 1980s because Pakistan was helping the United States in Afghanistan. Then, he said, the Clinton administration was guilty of ``being asleep at the switch over the last couple of months or so with India testing.''
A nuclear strategy for India 28 May 1998 -- The country should now propose no first use mutual agreements to all nuclear weapons powers, says K. Subrahmanyam.
Pak's Chinese arsenal -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Speak up -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Bridges, not bombs -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
A nuclear lesson -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Vajpayee offers pact -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Pak firing -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Pak tests imminent -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
WB scares rupee -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
Team for US -- The Times of India - 28 May 1998
India can forget Security Council dream: Canada - [May 28,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Vajpayee gives credit to all for N-tests - [May 28,1998] - The Hindustan Times
N-weapons only for defence - [May 28,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM's statements on N-tests in Parliament - [May 28,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Clinton cancels business body meet - [May 28,1998] - The Hindustan Times
INDIA / NUCLEAR Voice of American 27 May 1998 - INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE GAVE HIS OFFICIAL EXPLANATION TO PARLIAMENT WEDNESDAY AS TO WHY HIS GOVERNMENT DETONATED FIVE NUCLEAR DEVICES TWO WEEKS AGO.
Statement by Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in Parliament 27th May, 1998
EVOLUTION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR POLICY PAPER LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA ON 27TH MAY, 1998
Raised a discussion on the statement made by the Prime Minister in the House on 27.5.98 on the recent nuclear tests in Pokhran. (Not Concluded) XII LOK SABHA DEBATES, Session II, (Budget) Wednesday,May 27, 1998 / Jyaistha 6, 1920 (Saka)
REACTION CONTINUES TO INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS U-S OPINION ROUNDUP Voice of American 27 May 1998 - NO RECENT EVENT HAS RECEIVED AS MUCH PRESS ATTENTION AS THIS MONTH'S NUCLEAR TESTS BY INDIA.
Daily News May 27, 1998 The World Bank has postponed an 865 million dollar loan package to India as an immediate reaction to the Pokhran Nuclear Tests. Canada says India has damaged its chances of getting a permanent seat on the UN Security Council by conducting the nuclear tests.
Combat aircraft hit -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
China reassess -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
US sponsored axis -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
Handle with care -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
N-plans on -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
No more tests -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
EU action -- The Times of India - 27 May 1998
Fernandes supports N-weaponisation - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
NRIs to help India beat sanctions - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
China shocked over India and Pakistan's N-charged tensions - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Russia against N-tests in India, Pak - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM tells party MPs not to politicise N-tests - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Govt urged to shelve MPs' visit to Australia - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sonia doubts BJP motive for N-tests - [May 27,1998] - The Hindustan Times
U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing , MAY 26, 1998 -- INDIA No information on reported ISRAELI assistance to India nuclear program World Bank suspends loan; Glenn Amendment; EU, int'l response to nuke test
Apply science -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Pokhran cries -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
N-tests needed -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Hoodwinking spy nets -- The Times of India - May 1998
S&P downgrades -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Nuclear legacy -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Dream away -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Politics of Shakti -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Big bang budget -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
The N-future -- The Times of India - 26 May 1998
Sharif sees possibility of Indian military action - [May 26,1998] - The Hindustan Times
The second coming of Pokhran - [May 26,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM ready for 'commitment' against N-tests - [May 26,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India needs 4 more nuclear tests, says Russian expert - [May 26,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Indian leadership on brinkmanship: Gohar - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Protests put SAD in a tight spot - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Mulayam charges BJP with diplomatic failure - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP whipping up chauvinism - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
N- tests, sanctions may rock Parliament - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Dissembling on duplicity - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Farooq: Major offensive against mercenaries soon - [May 25,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM wants moratorium to be binding, May 25 (PTI) Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today offered to convert India's self-imposed moratorium on nuclear tests into a "binding commitment" after negotiations with "key countries".
Pokhran resonates -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Nuclear waste-I -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Nuclear waste-II -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Bad vibes again -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Pakistan pauses -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Saffron storm -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Chinese diatribe -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
China worries US -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
N-doctrine needed -- The Times of India - 24 May 1998
Set up House panel to probe N-tests: Faleiro - [May 24,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Confidence-building measures with China to continue: Fernandes - [May 24,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Timely moratorium - [May 23,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Gowda seeks probe into Pokhran claims - [May 23,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US body opposes visas to Tata group - [May 23,1998] - The Hindustan Times
NAM conference endorses India stand on N-arms - [May 23,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Government's denial for media reports regarding counter-measures against sanctions 23 May 1998 -- The Government is not contemplating any of the counter measures described in the report.
INDIA AND NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION 23 May 1998 VOA On The Line - HENRY SOKOLSKI SAYS "THE THING WE NEED TO FOCUS ON, EVEN AT THE COST OF LETTING THIS FRAGILE RULING MAJORITY IN INDIA FALL AND SOME NEW GOVERNMENT COMING INTO PLACE, IS TO LET THE SANCTIONS SINK IN."
No clear Govt stand on nuclear doctrine - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Where the NSC failed - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
IBM supercomputer to Indian weapons lab: Report - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM declares nuclear moratorium - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Cavalier attitude to foreign policy - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Opposition flays bid to create war hysteria - [May 22,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Moratorium on tests -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
Vote against China -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
BJP wants war -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
US to counter -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
Gyan vigyan -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
Educate India -- The Times of India - 22 May 1998
Nuclear tests and science in South Asia: Selected statistics and quotes Compiled by Eric Arnett - 22 May 1998 - SIPRI Project on Military Technology
INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS: 'JINGOISTIC EUPHORIA' SUBSIDES; WILL PAKISTAN FLEX NUCLEAR MUSCLES? USIA Foreign Media Reaction Report 22 May 1998 - More recent commentary began to question why the "exclusive" club of declared nuclear powers should be limited to only five countries. Opinion-makers in the Middle East and in some Third World countries sounded that theme most strongly.
Ambassador meets with Congressmen regarding India's nuclear tests - Press Release, May 22, 1998 -- The Ambassador of India, Mr. Naresh Chandra, has been meeting senior US Congressmen over the last few days to brief them regarding the recent underground nuclear tests conducted by India. In particular, he rebutted strongly the allegations that have been made in some quarters about India having indulged in deception and having misled the US.
Show solidarity -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Strengthen lobbying -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Middle path -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Test of liberalism -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Indo-Pak talks -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Govt. girds up -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Business as usual -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
No cause for worry -- The Times of India - 21 May 1998
Natwar questions Govt reasons for tests - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India plays down Chinese envoy issue - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Salutary fallout - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
RSS, VHP activists disrupt meet against tests - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM visits Pokhran; keen on better ties with neighbours - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pallone against move to deny MFN to India - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
The road from Pokhran - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Time for diplomacy - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
China promises not to restrain Pakistan on tests - [May 21,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Press Release on US State Department Spokesman's statement, May 21, 1998 -- We have taken note of the remarks made by Mr. James P. Rubin, Spokesman of the State Department of the United States regarding a senior Cabinet Minister of the Government of India. We had earlier drawn attention to intemperate outbursts by the State Department Spokesman.
INDIAN SCIENTISTS ON THE INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS Sixty scientists from some of the top academic institutions in India and some universities elsewhere in the world have signed a letter in opposition to the recent nuclear tests.
Preventing a South Asian Nuclear Arms Race ISIS ISSUE BRIEF : May 21, 1998 -- Science organization calls for India and Pakistan to halt production of fissile materials, agree not to test nuclear explosives.
INDIA MORATORIUM Voice of America - 21 May 1998 - INDIA SAYS IT IS READY FOR TALKS WITH WORLD POWERS TO FORMALIZE A MORATORIUM ON INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS
INDIA / KASHMIR Voice of America - 21 May 1998 - INDIA SAYS PAKISTAN HAS STEPPED UP MILITARY ACTIVITY ALONG THE KASHMIR CEASEFIRE LINE.
US URGES INDIA TO SIGN COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY - May 20, 1998 - By Jane A. Morse USIA -- "Now, more than ever" India and Pakistan should sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, says Secretary of State Albright.
Daily News - May 20, 1998 -- In the United States, an amendment has been moved in the Congress to strip India of its most favoured nation states in textiles and apparel trade. Democrat Edward Markey moved the amendment in retaliation against India's nuclear test.Congressman Frank Pallone has opposed the amendment which sought to withdraw most favoured nation trade status for India's textiles.
Introspection needed -- The Times of India - 20 May 1998
Ending N-Brahmacharya -- The Times of India - 20 May 1998
Blasts vs reforms -- The Times of India - 20 May 1998
Bringing up the bomb -- The Times of India - 20 May 1998
Intelligence inputs talk of China's military might - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CPM warning on nuclear 'sabre-rattling' - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
China, Pak discuss India's N-tests - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Explain stand on India's N-test, US tells Lanka - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Success in science - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
No need for jingoism - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Real motive was political, not military, says Gowda - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pak reacts sharply to Advani - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Midstream: Post-tests claim to Council seat - [May 20,1998] - The Hindustan Times
NEWS SUMMARY ASSOCIATED PRESS OF PAKISTAN - May 20, 1998 -- India to hand over its secret nuclear programme to its defence forces; India has become self-reliant in nuclear weapons technology; US Sanction not to interrupt flow of World Bank funds for ongoing Indian projects; Other countries not likely to join US, Japan in imposing sanctions against India; International community fails to satisfy Pak's legitimate security concerns;
VAJPAYEE NUCLEAR Voice of America - 20 May 1998 - INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE VISITED THE SITE WHERE INDIA CONDUCTED FIVE NUCLEAR TESTS LAST WEEK. HE DEFENDED HIS DECISION TO GO AHEAD WITH THE ACTION.
Analysis: Experts Greet India's H-Bomb With Suspicion By WILLIAM J. BROAD The New York Times May 19, 1998 -- India made a big claim. It said, finally, flat out, that one of the nuclear devices it exploded in a series of tests last week beneath its northwestern desert was a true hydrogen bomb. Now the emerging debate among experts is whether India has the evidence to back up this claim.
Counter-measures planned if Washington blocks funds By M.D. Nalapat The Times of India 19 May 1998 Should the World Bank and the IMF block fresh loans to India, or halt funds already in the pipeline, ``then New Delhi may have to stop repayments of existing loans until the blockade is lifted'', said a top official, who said that ``unfortunately, both ambassador (to the US) Naresh Chandra and (finance secretary) Montek Ahluwalia had given the Americans the impression that India was scared of sanctions, when in fact we know our capacity to withstand them is total''.
News Conference and Q & A with Ambassador at the National Press Club , May 19, 1998 -- " ... we have gone in for this test, and still we are short of induction of nuclear weapons into the military arsenal. We wish to talk, and through that talk, as soon as possible reach a position where we assume substantive undertakings contained in the CTBT. If the question is, is India going to make a snap announcement that they are going to sign the CTBT, this announcement is not coming. ... we will talk and reach a satisfactory position where India accepts the test ban. Now, this is short of signing the CTBT. We can make a unilateral declaration.... India has said that, till there is a genuine movement towards disarmament or a time frame and all that, they are not going to sign the NPT. ... every interlocutor told the American side that giving-up of the nuclear option or its exercise is not negotiable. This is an integral part of the brief of our strategic dialogue and has been.
INDIA OPPOSITION 19 May 1998 Voice of America FORMER INDIAN PRIME MINISTER H-D DEVE GOWDA SAYS THE FEELINGS OF EUPHORIA AND NATIONAL PRIDE THAT SWEPT INDIA AFTER LAST WEEK'S NUCLEAR TESTS WILL SOON DIE DOWN.
SRI LANKA / NUCLEAR 19 May 1998 Voice of America THE UNITED STATES IS SEEKING CLARIFICATION OF SRI LANKA'S CONTROVERSIAL STAND IN SUPPORT OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS.
Benazir blasts India -- The Times of India - 19 May 1998
Sanctioning hypocrisy -- The Times of India - 19 May 1998
BJP and RSS -- The Times of India - 19 May 1998
Curbs will not deter -- The Times of India - 19 May 1998
Sign CTBT -- The Times of India - 19 May 1998
Clinton tones down stance on India - [May 19,1998] - The Hindustan Times
'Russian bomb with an Indian mask' - [May 19,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sense from G-8 - [May 19,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP attacks Cong, Left's views on N-tests - [May 19,1998] - The Hindustan Times
A decision at last! - [May 19,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Daily News - May 19, 1998 - Defence Minister, George Fernandes has declared India a Nuclear weapon State and said the country is ready to discuss the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). The 15 Development Ministers of the European Union say that they do no want to isolate India over its nuclear tests. However New Delhi may face economic consequences. Lawmakers and policy planners in the United State are coming round to the view that sanctions against India could prove counter-productive. The sharpest criticism has come from former President Jimmy Carter
[EXCERPTS] Statement At The Ministerial Meeting Of The Non-Aligned Coordinating Bureau By Smt. Vasundhara Raje Minister Of State For External Affairs Of India -- May 19, 1998 -- "... at the end of the cold war, the world expected the nuclear weapons powers to move towards nuclear disarmament, since the stated reasons for their retention of nuclear arsenals had been removed. Instead, they started to alter their nuclear doctrines to justify the possible use of nuclear weapons even against non-nuclear weapon states.... we do not accept the argument that only the citizens of five countries, and those who shelter under their nuclear umbrella, are entitled to the protection of nuclear weapons. If, however, these weapons are eliminated, through a truly universal, non-discriminatory and multilateral framework, we will be second to none in joining in the negotiations, and contributing to them with all our commitment."
UNITED NATIONS REPORT 19 May 1998 - In the wake of India's underground nuclear tests last week, Secretary-General Kofi Annan has urged both India and Pakistan to adhere to the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), according to the Under- Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs, Jayantha Dhanapala.
Pakistan told to roll back anti-India policy The Times of India 19 May 1998 -- NEW DELHI: In a stern warning to Pakistan, Home minister L K Advani on Monday asked Islamabad to ``roll back its anti-India policy'' immediately. Otherwise ``it will prove costly,'' he added. He said India's bold and decisive steps to become a nuclear weapons state has brought about a qualitatively new stage in Indo- Pak relations, particularly in finding a lasting solution to the Kashmir problem. The government has decided to chalk out an action plan for tackling militancy in Jammu and Kashmir.
PRESS BRIEFING BY USG FOR DISARMAMENT AFFAIRS 18 May 1998 -- Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs Jayantha Dhanapala reviewed the response of the United Nations to the five underground nuclear tests conducted by India on 11 and 13 May.
BRAZIL / INDIA 18 May 1998 -- Voice of America BRAZIL HAS REVOKED AN AGREEMENT WITH INDIA FOR COOPERATIONON PEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR ENERGY.
INDIA U-S 18 May 1998 -- Voice of America INDIA DENIES THAT IT MISLED THE UNITED STATES OVER ITS PLANS TO RESUME NUCLEAR TESTING LAST WEEK.
Missile developed for carrying nuclear warhead, claims Delhi Dawn 18 May 1998 NEW DELHI, May 17: India announced for the first time on Sunday it has completed work on a medium-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Rupee's fall -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
Misguided nationalism -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
Sino-Pak nexus -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
US action group -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
Pak N-test certain -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
India happy -- The Times of India - 18 May 1998
Indigenous fissile material used: The Times of India - 18 May 1998 - Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) chairman R Chidambaram said that the three simultaneous explosions on May 11 involved a 12 KT (kiloton) fission device; the second a 43 KT thermonuclear device, and the third a 0.2 sub- KT low yield device. The distance separating the shafts for the 12 KT and 43 KT devices was one kilometre. All three devices were exploded simultaneously. The two simultaneous nuclear explosions on May 13 involved two low yield devices of 0.5 and 0.3 sub- KT each.
N-weaponisation is now complete: The Times of India - 18 May 1998 - The government had given the go ahead to conduct the five explosions (code named Shakti I to V) 30 days prior to the May 11-13 blasts, informed the defence minister's scientific advisor A P J Abdul Kalam.
Interview with Atal Bihari Vajpayee - May 18, 1998 - India Today "We conducted the series of nuclear tests in keeping with our commitment made to the people of India during the elections. It is part of the National Agenda for Governance."
Daily News - May 18, 1998 - India's ambassador to Washington, Mr. Naresh Chandra has denied that New Delhi misled the United States about its nuclear programme.
Statement by Jaswant Singh Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission on nuclear tests, May 18, 1998 -- With the five tests conducted on 11 and 13 May, India has completed its planned series of underground nuclear tests. In undertaking these tests, India has not violated any international treaty obligations.
Press Release on US Spokeman's statement, May 18, 1998 We have noted statements of senior US Administration officials that they have been "seriously misled" by Indian interlocutors. We completely disagree with this characterisation of the discussions between the two countries. In the twenty or more meetings referred to by US Spokesman, India never gave any assurances or guarantees
G8 evades collective sanctions on India Dawn 18 May 1998 BIRMINGHAM, May 17: The G8 summit concluded on Sunday with a condemnation of India for carrying out nuclear tests, but without approving any package of sanctions aimed at New Delhi.
India to push ahead with N-weapons plan Dawn 18 May 1998 NEW DELHI, May 17: India vowed on Sunday to push ahead with its nuclear weapons programme despite sanctions, and to develop a new long-range missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead.
Need for restraint - [May 18,1998] - The Hindustan Times
G-8 asks India to sign CTBT - [May 18,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Arabs jubilant over tests - [May 18,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India fully capable of answering N-threat - [May 18,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP's 'partisan' euphoria could be counter-productive - [May 18,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Official Spokesperson's Statement 18 May, 1988 - Government of India have seen the statement issued by the European Union at Foreign Minister's level on Monday 25 May, 1998.
Press Statement by Shri Jaswant Singh Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission 18 May, 1988 - With the five tests conducted on 11 and 13 May, India has completed its planned series of underground nuclear tests.
Joint press statement on India's nuclear tests by DAE and DRDO, May 17, 1998 "The 3 tests conducted on May 11, 1998 were with a fission device with a yield of about 12 KT, a thermonuclear device with a yield of about 43 KT and a sub-kilo tonne device. All the 3 devices were detonated simultaneously. On May 13, 1998 two more sub kilo-tonne nuclear tests were carried out. These devices were also detonated simultaneously. The yields of the sub-kilo tonne devices were in the range of 0.2 to 0.6 KT."
Joint Statement by Department of Atomic Energy and Defence Research and Development Organisation May 17, 1998 - The current series of testing 5 nuclear devices during May 11-13, 1998 in the Pokhran Range is the culmination of years of pioneering work done by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO).
Press Conference (Dr. R. Chidambaram (RC), Chairman, AEC & Secretary, DAE; Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (K), Scientific Adviser to Raksha Mantri and Secretary, Department of Defence Research and Development; Dr. Anil Kakodkar, Director, BARC; Dr. K. Santhanam, Chief Advisor (Technologies), DRDO) May 17, 1998 - Q: How near is the thermonuclear device to a hydrogen bomb? What was the material used for the fission trigger? A: (RC) - The hydrogen bomb is the popular term. In a hydrogen bomb there is a fission trigger and separately there is also thermonuclear material which requires appropriate configuring. It is therefore a two-stage device. The secondary stage provides the major yield. The range can go quite high but we were limited in the total yield by the damage it may cause to habitations nearby.
POKHARAN '98: TWO TRACK FOLLOW-UP ACTION ON ANVIL 17 May 1998 -- Brigadier Vijai K Nair -- The experience of seeing, what they considered an ineffectual, state thumb its nose at them has, left the developed world traumatised.Space consideration precludes listing the totality of the hypocrisy of the developed world, in its misguided effort to stop horizontal proliferation while giving nuclear benefactors free rein to proliferate vertically. India's nuclear tests offer an unprecedented opportunity by drawing the world out of its smugness and dramatically focusing attention to the problem of nuclear weapons and providing India a credible opportunity revitalise the cause of the universal abolition of nuclear weapons.
NUCLEAR TESTS: NO NEED FOR AN APOLOGY Brigadier Vijai K Nair -- Sunday Observer 17 May 1998 - page 2 -- For forty years now, India has been talking to the deaf. It was not heard because what it said was unpalatable to the selective hearer. All that has happened is that India has intensified the decibel level of its arguments by conducting a test. SUDDENLY THE DEAF ARE HEARING. India has asserted its sovereign right to validate and operationalise the means necessary to DEFEND itself in a debilitating nuclear security environment. If anything, India has much more justification to field a nuclear deterrent for its security than the UK has.
Ambassador's interview on Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer, CNN, May 17, 1998 " ... while the policy of the United States was very ably and clearly enunciated by the U.S. interlocutors, there was no demand for a commitment from the Indian side except to say that what the consequences would be."
India releases pictures of nuclear tests CNN - May 17, 1998 -- India on Sunday released pictures of the five nuclear tests it conducted last week, showing the arid desert sites where the underground explosions took place.
Tit for tat -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Cowboy Bill -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Money will come -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Not by bomb -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Nuclear India -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Aid & evangelism -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Coca-Cola syndrome -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Shot in the head -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Is India strong? -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
India's security -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
G-8 is divided -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
US pooh-poohs claim -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
AP analysing effect -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Expert clarifies -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
China napping -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Pak's dilemma -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
Piloting N-plans -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
BJP celebrates -- The Times of India - 17 May 1998
G-8 doesn't go beyond diplomatic sting - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Gotcha, a basement bomb - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
'Tests have hit India's claim to Council seat' - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Left attacks Govt's N-policy - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sign pact on no first use: Expert - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP eyeing mid-term polls, feels Congress - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India rejects Chinese charges - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India 'for talks' with Pak - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Discreet silence by Akali Dal on N-tests - [May 17,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Carter raps U.S. outrage over India nuclear tests HARTFORD, Conn., May 17 (Reuters) The United States is in a weak position to criticize India's nuclear tests in light of Washington's refusal to reduce its own nuclear arsenal, former President Jimmy Carter said on Sunday.
[EXCERPTS] TRANSCRIPT: BRIEFING BY NSC BERGER ON G-8 FOREIGN POLICY ISSUES 17 May 1998 - USIA "Q: The India tests would appear to have undercut your efforts to get the Senate to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Is that the way you read it? BERGER: Quite the contrary. I believe that the India tests make all the more compelling the argument for ratifying the treaty as soon as possible..."
Daniel Patrick Moynihan This Week with Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts 17 May 1998 - "we should acknowledge the fact that they are-they have a right to be a nuclear power."
INDIA / NUCLEAR 17 May 1998 - Voice of America TOP INDIAN SCIENTISTS SAY THE NATION'S NUCLEAR TESTS HAVE PROVIDED VITAL DATA TO MATCH NUCLEAR WEAPONS WITH DELIVERY SYSTEMS.
SUMMIT / NUCLEAR 17 May 1998 - Voice of America THE EIGHT-NATION BIRMINGHAM SUMMIT YIELDED A CONDEMNATION OF THE INDIAN TESTS BUT NOT A JOINT STRATEGY OF HOW TO CONFRONT PROLIFERATION IN SOUTH ASIA.
[EXCERPTS] TRANSCRIPT: FINAL BRIEFING BY U.S. OFFICIALS AT G-8 SUMMIT 17 May 1998 - USIA STEINBERG: " ... we are not prepared at this point to accept the idea that India would pursue a nuclear weapons program as a fait accompli or that India should become a nuclear weapon state, and that the best status to try to achieve is the denuclearization of the peninsula..."
G-8 STATEMENT ON INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS 17 May 1998 - USIA "We condemn the nuclear tests which were carried out by India on 11 and 13 May. Such action runs counter to the will expressed by 149 signatories to the CTBT (Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty) to cease nuclear testing, to efforts to strengthen the global non-proliferation regime and to steps to enhance regional and international peace and security."
Nuclearisation calls for strategic command By Dinesh Kumar The Times of India - 16 May 1998 -``Weaponisation of nuclear capability will need considerable prior homework,'' said a senior defence official. This includes first deciding on what amount, range and variety of capability would be desirable alongwith a doctrine which clearly spells out the why, when and how for their use. Then follows setting up a detailed and focused command, control, communication and consultation system.
INDIA / NUCLEAR Voice of America 16 May 1998 -- INDIANS ARE CELEBRATING THEIR NUCLEAR TESTS AMID SIGNS THAT MORE COUNTRIES WILL NOT JOIN THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND SOME OTHER NATIONS IN IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON NEW DELHI.
INDIA / SUMMIT Voice of America 16 May 1998 -- BRITISH PRIME MINISTER TONY BLAIR TELEPHONED INDIAN PRIME MINISTER ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE CONVEY THE SUMMIT'S CONDEMNATION OF THE TEST SERIES.
CLINTON / INDIA NUKE AT THE EIGHT-NATION BIRMINGHAM SUMMIT, PRESIDENT CLINTON IS STEPPING UP HIS CRITICISM OF INDIA FOR ITS NUCLEAR TEST SERIES.
CPM opposed to induction of N-weapons - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
A success for secrecy -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Hegde criticises 'N-club' -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
'We should feel proud' -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Dalai Lama saddened -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Polls stalled UF plan -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
'We have it, they have it' -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Double trouble for US -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
India's duplicity -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Command needed -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Sanctions may hit UP -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Pokhran as Pandora -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
India working on missile -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Assam hails test -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
NRIs to the rescue -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Arms race will harm ties -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Bharat Ratna refused -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Expert casts doubt -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
US snooping around -- The Times of India - 16 May 1998
Tough task for Sharif Govt - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CTBT without tears - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India has capacity for big bomb: PM - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India may have to conduct more N-tests - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Beyond Pokhran - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India shouldn't sign CTBT: Arundhati - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US accuses India of duplicity campaign - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
SP flays BJP Govt's handling of blasts issue - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP is no more interested in Ram temple: Mulayam - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Lanka backs India, denounces sanctions - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Mixed reaction to N-tests in Valley - [May 16,1998] - The Hindustan Times
EDITORIAL: INDIA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS Voice of America 16 May 1998 -- IN THE VIEW OF THE UNITED STATES -- AND MANY OTHER COUNTRIES -- IT IS A MISTAKE FOR INDIA TO TEST NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
Statement by Official Spokesman - May 16, 1998 - India cannot but take into account the offensive nuclear weapon and missile capability in our region nor the well documented history of proliferation through clandestine acquisition, taking place in our neighbourhood.
Press Release on China's reaction to India's nuclear tests, May 16, 1998 " India has legitimate security concerns. India cannot but take into account the offensive nuclear weapon and missile capability in our region nor the well documented history of proliferation through clandestine acquisition, taking place in our neighbourhood. Assistance from external sources to the clandestine nuclear weapons and missile development programme in our immediate neighbourhood is well known."
Prime Minister Vajpayee's interview on India's nuclear tests , May 15, 1998 " We conducted the series of nuclear tests in keeping with our commitment made to the people of India during the elections. It is part of the National Agenda for Governance."
Press Release on UN Security Council Resolution on India's nuclear tests, May 15, 1998 " The tests which our scientists carried out are not directed against any country. Tests by themselves, and the reconfirmation of a capacity which had been demonstrated in 1974, do not jeopardise peace and stability. Nuclear weapons do, and the refusal of the nuclear weapons states to consider the elimination of nuclear weapons in a multilateral and time-bound framework, despite the end of the Cold War, continues to be the single biggest threat to international peace and stability."
INDIA NUKE Voice of America 15 May 1998 -- INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS NATION POSSESSES A BIG BOMB FOR WHICH THE NECESSARY COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM IS IN PLACE.
COUNTRIES IN DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE CALL ON INDIA TO ADHERE TO TEST-BAN AND NON-PROLIFERATION TREATIES 15 May 1998 Press Release DCF/333
DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE MEMBERS CONDEMN INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS 15 May 1998 Press Release DCF/332
CLINTON / INDIA NUKE Voice of America 15 May 1998 -- PRESIDENT CLINTON, IN BIRMINGHAM ENGLAND FOR THE EIGHT-NATION BIG-POWER SUMMIT, SAYS HE HOPES THE SUMMIT WILL PRODUCE AN UNAMBIGUOUS STATEMENT CONDEMNING INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTING.
INDIA / SANCTIONS Voice of America 15 May 1998 -- INDIA IS BEING SUBJECTED TO INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS BECAUSE OF ITS DECISION THIS WEEK TO CARRY OUT NUCLEAR TESTS. THERE ARE DIFFERING ESTIMATES ON WHAT KIND OF IMPACT THE SANCTIONS WILL HAVE.
KYRGYZ NUKES Voice of America 15 May 1998 -- THE PRESIDENT OF THE CENTRAL ASIAN NATION OF KYRGYZSTAN -- ASKAR AKAYEV -- SAYS HE IS GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA'S FIVE NUCLEAR TESTS AND A POSSIBLE RESPONSE FROM PAKISTAN.
PREVENTING SOUTH ASIAN ARMS RACE FOCUS OF CLINTON AT G-8 SUMMIT By Wendy S. Ross USIA 15 May 1998 -- President Clinton says he hopes the leaders of the world's major industrial countries plus Russia participating in the May 15-17 G-8 summit will help find a way to deter Pakistan from detonating a nuclear device.
INDIA CROSSES 'NUCLEAR RUBICON'--WILL ARMS RACE FOLLOW? USIA Foreign Media Reaction Report 14 May 1998 - Editorialists around the world reacted with surprise, shock and no small amount of dismay to the news that India had, on Monday, carried out underground nuclear tests.
Some points that need to be made now about India's nuclear test George Perkovich -- 15 May 1998 -- As much as the American system miscalculated what the Indians would do, the Indians have miscalculated even more. Indeed, one reason for the U.S. misperception is the assumption that India would take its time and be careful not to undermine its own core interests, such as sustained economic growth. Testing nuclear weapons in many ways harms India, which makes it understandable to have thought they would not test.
[EXCERPTS] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing 15 May 1998 -- INDIA High-Level Misrepresentations to US Declaration as Nuclear State / UNSC Permanent Member / Definition of Nuclear State PAKISTAN Talbott Mission & Meetings
UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES INDIA NUCLEAR TESTS 15 May 1998 -- The Security Council deplored the three underground nuclear tests conducted by India on 11 May and the two further tests conducted on 13 May despite overwhelming international concern and protests.
SERMONS FROM LITTLE ROCK NOT WELCOME Brigadier Vijai K Nair Observer of Politics & Business 15 May 1998 - page 1 -- Admiral K. K. Nayyar, Chairman of the Forum for Strategic & Security Studies, sums it up eloquently, "sanctions imposed by the US will have marginal immediate effects. In the long-term, it will be a blessing in disguise."
Defiant India May Ignore Economic Sanctions John Zubrzycki The Christian Science Monitor MAY 15, 1998 As the international community began substituting sanctions for words of condemnation following this week's double set of nuclear tests, an unrepentant India maintained it was ready to face the consequences of its actions.
Sites of two sets of tests were different The Times of India 15 May 1998 -- KHETOLAI (Pokhran): The second series of twin nuclear tests were carried out on Wednesday at a site close to that of Monday's three blasts, according to army sources.
INDIA / NUKE Voice of America - 15 May 1998 -- INDIA'S PRIME MINISTER SAYS HIS COUNTRY WILL NOT HESITATE TO USE NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR SELF-DEFENSE.
India will not sign CTBT unconditionally: PM The Hindu 15 May 1998 -- The Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, told Opposition leaders today that the nuclear tests, conducted by India this week, were ``long overdue'' and all that his Government had done was to make up for lost time. He also indicated that India did not propose to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) unconditionally.
China puts pressure -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Vajpayee on CTBT -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Sites different -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Mixed reaction -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
No entry: IAEA -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Clinton criticised -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
BJP plans drive -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Donor meeting off -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Riding the storm -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Dangerous descent -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
National security -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
N-question reopened -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Nukes mania -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Not for politics -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
New weapon design -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
Silicon valley -- The Times of India - 15 May 1998
China asks India to sign CTBT The Times of India 15 May 1998 -- : International pressure mounted on India on Thursday, with Japan slapping further sanctions suspending $1-billion worth annual loans in future, Australia putting on hold all defence cooperation and non-humanitarian aid and China asking New Delhi to sign the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
India to firm up its stand on CTBT, says Vajpayee The Times of India 15 May 1998 -- : The government would firm up its stand on to what extent and in what manner could India adhere to certain provisions of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee said here on Thursday.
Nuclear tests get wide acclaim The Times of India 15 May 1998 -- : The Pokharan nuclear tests, including the two more conducted on Wednesday, continued to grip the attention of the people from all walks of life in the city, evoking largely a delighted response.
Statement by Official Spokesman - May 15, 1998 - We were among the first to propose, and continue to promote, the goal of general and complete disarmament, and the elimination of all nuclear weapons. To this end, we have made a series of concrete proposals for the consideration of the international community, and the nuclear weapon states in particular. Every one of these has been thwarted and distorted for their own purposes by the nuclear weapons states.
Sanctions won't hurt economy: Hegde - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
China condemns India's tests - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India sets terms for CTBT talks - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CWC endorses N-tests - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sanctions should stay: Senator - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pakistan N-test likely by Sunday - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sanctions won't hurt economy: Hegde - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Villagers fear tests fallout - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Scientific ties with Russia intact: India - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Tests long overdue, PM tells Opposition - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
The next step - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Dalai backs India's nuclear stand - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Fresh Japan sanctions, US rejects Indian stand - [May 15,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Clinton/Gore Turn Blind Eye to India Nuclear Testing Republican National Committee Just The Facts - May 14, 1998 -- "If you just read the newspapers printed in New Delhi in English for the last year, nothing that happened in the last three days would surprise you in the least. You would have expected it." Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan, ABC News
Daily News - May 15, 1998 - The Prime Minister says, India will use its nuclear capability only in self-defence declaring that the nuclear tests are not directed against any country. Mr.Atal Behari Vajpayee also urged the countries which imposed sanctions against New Delhi for conducting nuclear tests to reconsider their decision.
EU sanctions seen unlikely Dawn 14 May 1998 : European Union governments are unlikely to impose sanctions on India following Delhi's nuclear tests, but political relations between Delhi and EU capitals could be put on hold.
DOOMSDAY CLOCK Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- INDIA'S DECISION TO TEST SEVERAL NUCLEAR DEVICES COULD RESULT IN THE KEEPERS OF THE SO-CALLED "DOOMSDAY CLOCK" MOVING ITS HANDS CLOSER TO MIDNIGHT.
[EXCERPTS] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 -- INDIA/PAKISTAN Deputy Secretary Talbott's Mission/Discussions with the Pakistani Government Pakistan's Security Concerns Discussions with Indian Regarding Nuclear Program Assessment of US Embassy Reporting on Situation "QUESTION: On April 3 of this year, the Pakistani Prime Minister sent a letter to the President and Secretary Albright warning that, according to the Pakistanis, they felt that the operationalizing of India's nuclear program was imminent; and the US ambassador from Pakistan says that those concerns, he felt, were not taken that seriously. Two weeks later, Ambassador Richardson and Assistant Secretary of State Inderfurth arrived in India. Mr. Richardson was full of praise for the restraint of the new Indian Government; and Mr. Inderfurth said that the centerpiece of our relationship with India should be economic and commercial concerns."
DoD News Briefing Thursday, May 14, 1998 -- The fact of the matter is that what they've done is destabilizing on the Indian subcontinent. Any development of a nuclear weapon by India or Pakistan is going to increase the arms race.
Indian Nuclear Testing India Ministry of External Affairs Daily News May 14, 1998 -- The Prime Minister says the Government will finalise its stand as to what extent and in what manner India can adhere to certain provisions of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, CTBT.
CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT STATES ASSAIL INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS By Wendy Lubetkin USIA 14 May 1998 -- Member states of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) reacted angrily to India's series of nuclear tests at the first plenary meeting of the CD's spring session May 14.
TEXT: AMBASSADOR GREY ON INDIA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING 14 May 1998 -- The U.S. representative to the Conference on Disarmament has restated the Clinton administration's strong stand in deploring India's action in conducting a series of nuclear test explosions in recent days.
UNITED NATIONS REPORT, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1998 India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, K. Sharma, said in a UN Radio interview on Wednesday that he did not think his country's five nuclear tests -- its first since 1974 -- were provocative.
SECURITY COUNCIL DEPLORES NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY INDIA Press Release SC/6517 14 May 1998
INDIA NUCLEAR-STUDENTS Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- AS INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNATION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS POURS IN, INDIANS ARE HAILING THE EVENT AS A SPECTACULAR ACHIEVEMENT.
U-N/ INDIA NUKES Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- IN NEW YORK (THURSDAY), THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL ISSUED A STRONG STATEMENT CONDEMNING THE FIVE NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY INDIA.
Test of nerves -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Post-Pokhran II -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Pokhran quickfix -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Right direction -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Tests not motivated -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
A technological leap -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
US, Japan impose curbs -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Clinton's trip -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Japanese sanctions -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
MNCs unruffled -- The Times of India - 14 May 1998
Tests may bring Kashmir to the fore - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India holds two more N-tests - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US imposes tough economic sanctions - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CIA team probing intelligence failure - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Pak fumes: vows to retaliate soon - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Danger of an arms race - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India will face sanctions, says Kant in Cairo - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US sanctions make no sense: France - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Moscow regrets nuclear blasts - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India's compulsion - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US, Russia agree on draft text to declare Iraq free of N-arms - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
3 US Congressmen back India - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Vajpayee cites distrust in ties with Pak, China - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India yet to establish itself as N-deterrent nation - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India yet to establish itself as N-deterrent nation - [May 14,1998] - The Hindustan Times
INDIA / ASIA REACT Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- INDIA'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF TWO MORE NUCLEAR TESTS HAS SENT SHOCKWAVES THROUGH THROUGHOUT ASIA -- EVEN AS NATIONS WERE ALREADY IMPOSING SANCTIONS AND SIMILAR MEASURES IN RESPONSE TO THE FIRST ANNOUNCED TESTS
CHINA / INDIA TEST Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- CHINA SAYS IT IS SHOCKED BY INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS AND SAYS IT STRONGLY CONDEMNS THEM. THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IS BLAMING INDIA FOR CAUSING AN ARMS RACE IN SOUTH ASIA.
CHINA / INDIA TEST Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- CHINA HAS ISSUED ITS STRONGEST STATEMENT YET ABOUT THE INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS.
CHINA / INDIA Voice of America - 14 May 1998 -- BLAME FLIES FREELY AMONG THE THREE ASIAN NEIGHBORS -- CHINA, INDIA AND PAKISTAN.
Ambassador's interview on ABC's Good Morning America, May 14, 1998 " It's become a national security imperative. We analyze the security scenario in our neighborhood and came to the conclusion that our nuclear option which had been getting eroded in terms of effectiveness and credibility needed to be demonstrated again with the updated technology that we had."
Ambassador's interveiw on NBC's Today on May 14, 1998 " ... it's somewhat more obvious to people who are aware of what is going on in our neighborhood. Many ... have opined that we are living in a tough neighborhood. And we can't be oblivious of what is going on."
Ambassador's interview with Judy Woodruff of CNN, May 13, 1998 CHANDRA: the decision was taken to conduct a series of tests, and the idea was to develop a database which provided a basis for our scientists to update the technology for nuclear weapons development, and also to have a database which would enable them to carry on computer simulation. And we have reached a stage now where we feel that further testing can be stopped.
POTENTIAL SCOPE OF INDIA SANCTIONS THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary -- May 13, 1998
[EXCERPTS] TRANSCRIPT: BERGER BRIEFING ON CLINTON-KOHL TALKS May 13, 1998 -- BERGER: Collectively, obviously, the government of India was not forthright with Ambassador Richardson. I met with the foreign minister last week. I certainly raised this issue with him, and there was no indication of any intention to test.
Indian Nuclear Testing India Ministry of External Affairs Daily News May 13, 1998 -- Political advisor to Prime Minister Pramod Mahajan felt that New Delhi now has a role to play in Global Nuclear disarmament and the comprehensive test ban treaty.
ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT EXPRESSES DISAPPOINTMENT OVER NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY INDIA 13 May 1998 Press Release GA/SM/39
[EXCERPTS] PRESS BRIEFING BY MIKE MCCURRY - 13 May 1998 - MCCURRY: Whatever information that you had access to and whatever information we had access to is something that I imagine that Admiral Jeremiah and the President's foreign intelligence advisory board are going to be looking at carefully in the next week or so.
INDIA SANCTIONS - 13 May 1998 - Statement by the Press Secretary
TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: - 13 May 1998 - Sanctions Against India
Sanctions Against India for Detonation of a Nuclear Explosive Device Presidential Determination No. 98-22 - 13 May 1998
[EXCERPTS] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing - 13 May 1998 - INDIA / PAKISTAN Another Round of Nuclear Tests in India Sanctions: US Imposition / Costs & Categories / Time Table / Impact on US Businesses in India / Pending Projects / Affect on Military Sales US Contacts: Pakistan, China / International Reaction to Tests Pres Clinton's Call to Pakistani PM / Dep Secy Talbott Leads US Mission to Pakistan / No US Mission to India Similar Sanctions Against Pakistan / Security Guarantees for Pakistan Nuclear Capabilities Congressional Criticism of US Response and of Tests and US Contacts / Future Tests by India Nonproliferation Issues Discussed With India and Pakistan / No Advance Warning Signature to CTBT Possibility of Nuclear Tests by Other Nuclear Powers
[EXCERPTS] PRESS BRIEFING BY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SAMUEL BERGER - 13 May 1998 - Q Did they deliberately mislead him to believe that such a test wasn't going to take place? MR. BERGER: Well, they were not forthright about it. Collectively, obviously, the government of India was not forthright with Ambassador Richardson. Q Was the President informed that more tests were imminent? MR. BERGER: No, we had no specific information.
DoD News Briefing - 13 May 1998 - There are apparently some questions being raised on the Hill and elsewhere about the fact that official Washington and the U.S. intelligence community were caught flat footed yesterday by the Indian nuclear test.
INDERFURTH, EINHORN, SENATORS DISCUSS CONSEQUENCES OF INDIAN TESTS - 13 May 1998 - By Rick Marshall USIA -- President Clinton's decision to impose economic sanctions on India in response to the nuclear tests it conducted this week met with strong approval from several key senators May 13.
COHEN URGES GLOBAL SANCTIONS IN WAKE OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS - 13 May 1998 - By Ralph Dannheisser USIA Congressional Correspondent -- India's action in detonating five nuclear test blasts in the past two days could produce "a chain reaction of other countries following suit" unless it is met with broad-based sanctions, Secretary of Defense William Cohen warned May 13.
CHINA / INDIA TEST - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - BEIJING'S REACTION TO MONDAY'S INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS HAS BEEN RELATIVELY MILD.
PAK INDIA NUCLEAR - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - PAKISTAN'S FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS THE INDIAN LEADERSHIP HAS -- IN HIS WORDS -- GONE BESERK, AND HE WARNS OF AN ARMS RACE IN SOUTH ASIA.
BERGER / PAKISTAN - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - PRESIDENT CLINTON IS SENDING TWO SENIOR ENVOYS TO PAKISTAN TO TRY TO UNDERSCORE HIS APPEALS TO ISLAMABAD TO SHOW RESTRAINT IN THE WAKE OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTING.
Pakistan's Next Move: A Nuclear One? Farhan Bokhari The Christian Science Monitor MAY 13, 1998 India's underground tests of three nuclear devices on Monday has put a world spotlight on Pakistan to see if it might respond with a nuclear test of its own and set off a cold war in South Asia.
REACTION TO INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS CONTINUES - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - AROUND THE WORLD, PRESS REACTION TO MONDAY'S TESTS CONTINUES TO FLOOD THE EDITORIAL PAGES OF NEWSPAPERS.
RUSSIA / INDIA SANCTIONS - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - RUSSIA WEDNESDAY HAS MADE CLEAR IT WILL NOT FOLLOW THE UNITED STATES IN IMPOSING SANCTIONS ON INDIA.
JAPAN/ INDIA TESTING - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - JAPAN HAS STEPPED UP ITS CONDEMNATION OF INDIA'S NUCLEAR TESTS. TOKYO ANNOUNCED IT IS FREEZING ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO INDIA.
INDIA SANCTIONS - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - ECONOMIC ANALYSTS ARE INITIALLY GIVING A MIXED VIEW OF THE IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS ON THE INDIAN ECONOMY IN RESPONSE TO THIS WEEK'S NUCLEAR TESTS.
CLINTON / INDIA - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - PRESIDENT CLINTON -- IN GERMANY FOR TALKS WITH CHANCELLOR HELMUT KOHL -- IS PREPARING TO ANNOUNCE SWEEPING SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA.
Military exercises -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Forces aided logistics -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Intelligence failure -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Testing times -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Nuclear jitters -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Software safe -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Nuclear haves in dock -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Strange love syndrome -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
US stand biased -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Farooq is happy -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Disregard for opinion -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
No sanctions if... -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Indo-US testing times -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
India's options -- The Times of India - 13 May 1998
Cabinet pats scientists; leaders term it historic - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
...when Buddha smiled again after 24 yrs - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
It's culmination of Dr Bhabha's dream - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Paying for the bomb - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Japan threaten to review aid to India - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
The day after - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Options for more detonations open: Joshi - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Cracks in houses near explosion site - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
The nuclear debate - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
What happened at Pokhran - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
It may help correct imbalance: Colombo - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Let down by New Delhi, says Yeltsin - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
PM informs world leaders of nation's stand - [May 13,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CLINTON/INDIA SANCTIONS - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS ANNOUNCED WIDE-RANGING U-S SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA IN RESPONSE TO ITS SERIES OF NUCLEAR TESTS THIS WEEK.
INDIA NUCLEAR - Voice of America 13 May 1998 - INDIA CONDUCTED TWO MORE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS WEDNESDAY. A GOVERNMENT STATEMENT SAYS THE NEW TESTS COMPLETE THE PLANNED SERIES OF TESTS.
Indian statement announcing two more nuclear tests and the end of the series of tests 13 May 1998
[EXCERPTS] PRESS BRIEFING BY MIKE MCCURRY THE WHITE HOUSE - 12 May 1998 - MCCURRY: Our proliferation concerns generally have been on the agenda. ... I can't suggest that that was specifically a part of Ambassador Richardson's agenda when he was there, but I know that it has been raised at high levels when we've exchanged visits with the government of India in the past.
RUBIN: INDIAN NUCLEAR TEST "CLEARLY A STEP BACK" FOR RELATIONS - 12 May 1998 - By Rick Marshall USIA -- State Department Spokesman James Rubin told reporters May 12 that Secretary of State Albright "believes it was appalling" that Indian diplomats gave the United States no indication that New Delhi was planning to conduct nuclear tests.
PAK NUCLEAR - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - THERE IS MOUNTING PRESSURE ON THE PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT -- WHICH IS HOLDING A SPECIAL CABINET MEETING -- TO CARRY OUT ITS OWN TEST.
SENATE-INDIA - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - INDIA'S UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS HAVE TOUCHED OFF AN ANGRY RESPONSE IN WASHINGTON. SOME OF THE OUTRAGE IS AIMED AT THE U-S INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY, WHICH APPARENTLY FAILED TO GIVE WARNING OF THE BLASTS.
TUESDAY'S EDITORIALS - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - ACROSS THE FRONT PAGES OF MOST U-S NEWSPAPERS ARE BIG HEADLINES REGARDING THE THREE NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS DETONATED MONDAY BY INDIA. ALTHOUGH MANY PAPERS ARE STILL DIGESTING THE NEWS BEFORE WRITING EDITORIALS, SEVERAL ARE COMMENTING.
THE (INDIAN NUCLEAR) SHOT HEARD ROUND THE WORLD - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - THE UNITED STATES PRESS HAS BEEN QUICK TO RESPOND TO MONDAY'S STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT THAT INDIA HAD EXPLODED A TRIO OF UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR BOMBS
U-N / INDIA - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IS PREPARING A STATEMENT CRITICIZING INDIA FOR ITS UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS.
U-S INDIA NUKE - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION HAS ALSO BEEN CAUGHT IN THE FALLOUT AND IS FACING SOME HEAVY CRITICISM OF ITS OWN. CRITICS SAID THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION WAS CAUGHT NAPPING BY THE TESTS AND HAS NOT DONE ENOUGH TO STOP THE SPREAD OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
INDIA NUKE ANALYSIS - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - DEFENSE ANALYSTS SAY INDIA DETONATED THREE NUCLEAR DEVICES MONDAY BECAUSE IT WANTS TO SEND A CLEAR SIGNAL IT IS IN A POSITION TO NEGOTIATE WITH THE WORLD'S DECLARED NUCLEAR POWERS.
INDIA / NUCLEAR / PACIFIC RIM REACT - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - ASIAN AND PACIFIC NATIONS REACTED SHARPLY TO INDIA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTING.
CLINTON / INDIA - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - PRESIDENT CLINTON IS CALLING ON THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO SIGN THE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY.
INDIA REENTERS THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS CLUB - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - THE EXPLOSION OF THREE UNDERGROUND, NUCLEAR DEVICES BY INDIA HAS SET OFF A WAVE OF REACTION AROUND THE WORLD. IT WAS "THE SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD."
SAF INDIA - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - SOUTH AFRICA WASTED NO TIME IN INFORMING THE INDIAN GOVERNMENT OF ITS DISPLEASURE AT NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY INDIA.
CHINA/INDIA TESTS - Voice of America 12 May 1998 - AFTER SOME DELAY, CHINA HAS ISSUED A CAREFULLY WORDED RESPONSE TO NEIGHBORING INDIA'S DECISION TO CONDUCT THREE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS ON MONDAY.
INDIA / NUCLEAR / GUJRAL Voice of America 12 May 1998 -- FORMER INDIAN PRIME MINISTER I-K GUJRAL SAYS HE THINKS INDIA WILL SIGN THE COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY, OR C-T-B-T, IN THE WAKE OF MONDAY'S NUCLEAR TESTS.
INDIA / NUCLEAR/ JAPAN REACT Voice of America 12 May 1998 -- JAPAN SAYS IT IS CONSIDERING ECONOMIC SANCTIONS AGAINST INDIA IN RESPONSE TO NEW DELHI'S SURPRISE NUCLEAR TESTS ON MONDAY.
INDIA NUCLEAR REACT Voice of America 12 May 1998 INDIAN NEWSPAPERS ARE PRAISING THE THREE NUCLEAR TESTS CONDUCTED BY INDIA'S HINDU-NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT MONDAY.
India joins club of 5 N-weapon states 12 May 1998 The Times of India NEW DELHI: By conducting three underground nuclear tests simultaneously, India has formally joined the club of five nuclear weapon states. It has announced simultaneously that it will be joining the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, thereby foreswearing all further options to conduct tests.
President, PM congratulate scientists 12 May 1998 The Times of India NEW DELHI: India on Monday reaffirmed its nuclear prowess by conducting three underground tests in the Pokhran range in Rajasthan despite mounting pressure to abandon nuclear programme. The tests demonstrating a remarkable degree of sophistication in nuclear explosions were conducted at the very same Pokhran range where the country had carried out its first nuclear implosion in 1974.
US curbs likely; China, Pakistan reserve comment 12 May 1998 The Times of India WASHINGTON: The US administration may impose sweeping sanctions on India for conducting three underground nuclear tests, a state department official said on Monday.
New Delhi's compulsions for resuming N-tests 12 May 1998 The Times of India NEW DELHI: The reasons behind the resuming of nuclear testing are the continuing negative reaction of the United States to India's nuclear restraint since the 1974 test; the increasing threat from a nuclear-armed China intent on providing Pakistan with offensive capability against India; as well as the need to ensure that the Indian deterrent is safe and reliable.
Trishul test-fired 12 May 1998 The Times of India BALASORE: Trishul, the short- range triple-role missile, was successfully test-fired at the interim test range (ITR) at Chandipur near here on Monday, official sources said.
India explodes three nuclear devices at Pokhran The Hindu 12-05-1998 :: Pg: 01 The Government would like to reiterate its support to efforts to realise the goal of a truly comprehensive international arrangement which would prohibit underground nuclear testing of all weapons as well as related experiments described as sub- critical or hydronuclear.
Press Release on India's nuclear tests, May 11 & 13, 1998 In continuation of the planned programme of underground nuclear tests begun on the 11th of May, two more sub-kiloton nuclear tests were carried out at Pokharan range at 12:21 PM on the 13th of May, 1998. The tests have been carried out to generate additional data for improved computer simulation of designs and for attaining the capability to carry out subcritical experiments, if considered necessary.
Ambassador's interview with Jim Lehrer of News Hour, PBS on May 12, 1998 NARESH CHANDRA: It is because we feel very strongly that situated as we are in South Asia and considering the neighborhood that we have; Indian armed forces must have a back up deterrent capability of this kind.
U.S. disappointed, sanctions likely The Hindu 12-05-1998 :: Pg: 01 The fuller reaction of the administration will unfold in the next few days with the first comprehensive statements coming from the afternoon briefings at the White House and at the State Department later during the day. But the initial impression is that the administration has not really much of a choice on the subject of sanctions which are automatic and come into effect almost immediately.
`A repudiation of nuclear apartheid policy' The Hindu 12-05-1998 For the BJP establishment, the underground nuclear tests are part of an overall strategy to tap the nationalist sentiment and, in its calculations, the country can be prepared to face up to sanctions imposed by the West.
India entitled to conduct tests: IAEA The Hindu 12-05-1998 The United Nations atomic energy watchdog said on Monday India was entitled to carry out nuclear tests as it had not signed the international accords aimed at curbing the spread of nuclear weapons.
With the conduct of three nuclear tests of different yields in Pokharan India has gone nuclear India Ministry of External Affairs Daily News May 12, 1998 -- The principal secretary to the Prime Minister, Brijesh Mishra said India now has a credible nuclear deterrent. These tests he said have established the country's proven capability for a weaponised nuclear programme.
SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES REGRET OVER ANNOUNCEMENT THAT INDIA CONDUCTED THREE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS Press Release SG/SM/6555 -- 11 May 1998
Disarmament Groups Condemn Indian N-Tests (May 11, 1998, WASHINGTON, DC) Following the announcement today by recently-elected Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee that India has conducted three nuclear weapon tests, experts from a coalition of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation organizations condemned the Indian government's action and urged restraint by India's neighbor, Pakistan.
Physicians for Social Responsibility Denounces Indian Nuclear Test: May 11, 1998 -- "India's decision to test encourages countries such as Pakistan to enter the nuclear arms race and undermines the 1970 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty now observed by 185 countries," said Robert K. Musil, Ph.D., Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsibility.
INDIA TESTS THREE NUCLEAR BOMBS - What you can do- Fax the Indian Embassy!
Indian nuclear tests From: George Perkovich Date: Monday, May 11, 1998 - Bottom line: this is a very regrettable development, but it's one that India could turn into a positive step by signing the CTBT and making progress on the FMCT.
INDIA'S ACTION IS THAT OF A RENEGADE STATE - May 11, 1998 - Unless the Indian Government announces promptly its intention to ratify the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) following these nuclear tests, the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) urges the Administration, in response to the Indian nuclear tests to follow these principles.
A MAJOR INTELLIGENCE FAILURE by John Pike - 11 May 1998 - The Indian nuclear weapons tests represent a major intelligence failure. The US Government had no advance indication that the tests would take place, and as of Monday afternoon the National Security Advisor did not even have independent confirmation that the tests had taken place.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS STATEMENT 11 May 1998 "These tests have established that India has a proven capability for a weaponised nuclear programme. They also provide a valuable database which is useful in the design of nuclear weapons of different yields for different applications and for different delivery systems."
STATEMENT OF THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO THE SENATE 11 May 1998 "The news of resumption of nuclear testing by India has not come as a surprise to us. For the past 24 years, Pakistan had consistently drawn the attention of the international community to India's nuclear aspirations. Pakistan reserves the right to take all appropriate measures for its security."
US IS 'DEEPLY DISAPPOINTED' BY INDIA'S NUCLEAR WEAPONS TESTS By Wendy S. Ross USIA 11 May 1998 -- The United States is "deeply disappointed" by India's decision to test nuclear weapons, says President Clinton's National Security Advisor Samuel "Sandy" Berger.
U-S REACT / INDIA NUKE Voice of America 11 May 1998 THE UNITED STATES IS EXPRESSING DEEP DISAPPOINTMENT OVER THE INDIAN NUCLEAR TESTS, WHICH COULD TRIGGER U-S SANCTIONS AGAINST NEW DELHI.
[EXCERPTS] U.S. Department of State Daily Press Briefing MONDAY, MAY 11, 1998 INDIA Nuclear Test/US Reaction Possible US Sanctions Meeting Between Indian Ambassador and Under Secretary Pickering India's Relationship with China and Pakistan NPT and CTBT Treaties
[EXCERPTS] PRESS BRIEFING BY MIKE MCCURRY THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary May 11, 1998 " Q On India again, was the administration caught off guard by this underground test, or where there some imminent signs this was about to happen? MR. MCCURRY: It is my understanding we had no advance notification that the tests would occur."
[EXCERPTS] PRESS BRIEFING BY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR SANDY BERGER May 11, 1998 2:50 P.M. EDT " Q Is there any doubt on the part of the U.S. government that they did, indeed, test three nuclear weapons? MR. BERGER: We don't have any independent confirmation as of this point...."
INDIA / NUCLEAR Voice of America 11 May 1998 - INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE SAYS INDIA CONDUCTED THREE UNDERGROUND NUCLEAR TESTS MONDAY.
A moment of pride - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India's capability in N-weaponry established - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Cabinet to be briefed on blasts background - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sweeping US sanctions likely - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Sign of self-confidence, say experts - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Perfect timing: Former AEC chief - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
BJP shows it can stick to stand - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
India conducts 3 underground N-tests - [May 12,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Text of Indian PM's nuclear test announcement 11 May 1998
Prime Minister's announcement of India's three underground nuclear tests on May 11, 1998 "Today, at 1545 hours, India conducted three underground nuclear tests in the Pokhran range. The tests conducted today were with a fission device, a low yield device and a thermonuclear device."
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Most Americans support view of Fernandes - [May 11,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Subtleties of Sagarika - [May 11,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Threat from Pakistan - [May 8,1998] - The Hindustan Times
INDIA / CHINA 06 May 1998 - Voice of America -- INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER GEORGE FERNANDES SAYS HE FAVORS TALKS WITH CHINA, DESPITE HIS EARLIER REMARKS THAT BEIJING IS THE GREATEST POTENTIAL THREAT TO INDIA'S SECURITY.
Govt decides to develop missile system - [May 5,1998] - The Hindustan Times
CHINA /INDIA 05 May 1998 - Voice of America -- CHINA HAS LASHED OUT AT INDIAN DEFENSE MINISTER GEORGE FERNANDES, WHO --TWO DAYS AGO-- CALLED CHINA THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL THREAT TO INDIA'S SECURITY.
China is threat No.1, says Fernandes - [May 4,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Govt approves second phase of Agni plan - [May 4,1998] - The Hindustan Times
US sanctions likely for launching Sagarika - [May 4,1998] - The Hindustan Times
INDIA / DEFENSE 03 May 1998 - Voice of America -- INDIA'S DEFENSE MINISTER HAS SAID CHINA IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO INDIA'S SECURITY.
'Leak' on 'Sagarika' aimed to divert focus from China - [May 2,1998] - The Hindustan Times
Congress seeks Govt response to Pak N-plans - [May 2,1998] - The Hindustan Times

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