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International Nuclear Programs
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Pakistani Nuclear Program
August 23, 2018
Amid a bitter rivalry with India, Pakistan became a nuclear power after testing its first bombs in 1998.
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Indian Nuclear Program
India tested its first atomic bomb in 1974 but did not develop a significant nuclear arsenal until more than two decades later.
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South African Nuclear Program
August 15, 2018
South Africa is the first and only country to have successfully developed and then dismantled nuclear weapons.
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Israeli Nuclear Program
Israel is widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, but has never confirmed the existence of its nuclear program.
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Chinese Nuclear Program
July 19, 2018
In 1964, China became the fifth country to possess nuclear weapons.
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British Nuclear Program
March 16, 2017
The story of U.S.-U.K. nuclear partnership is one of both collaboration and division.
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French Nuclear Program
February 14, 2017
France became the fourth country to possess nuclear weapons after its first test in 1960. While development was slowed by the impact of World War II, the achievements of early French research were critical for nuclear development worldwide.