India’s Deterrence and Disarmament: The Impact of Pokhran-II
Volume:42
Issue:3
Strategic Essay
After the nuclear weapons tests of May 11, 1998, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee made a matter-of-fact statement:
“I have an announcement to make: today at 3:45 p.m., India conducted three underground nuclear tests in the Pokhran range…. These were contained explosions like the experiment conducted in May 1974….”
