Pakistan's nuclear program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pakistan's_nuclear_program
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear test
gptkbp:alleged_proliferation_network gptkb:A.Q._Khan_network
gptkbp:beganIn 1972
gptkbp:civilian_nuclear_program gptkb:Pakistan_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkbp:civilian_use nuclear energy
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:enrichment_technology gas centrifuge
gptkbp:estimated_warheads_(2023) 170
gptkbp:export_control_law gptkb:Export_Control_Act_2004
gptkbp:first_nuclear_test 1998
gptkbp:first_nuclear_test_name gptkb:Chagai-I
gptkbp:first_nuclear_test_site gptkb:Chagai_Hills
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Zulfikar_Ali_Bhutto
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pakistan's nuclear program
gptkbp:inspiredBy gptkb:India's_1974_nuclear_test
gptkbp:international_concern nuclear proliferation
gptkbp:internationalResponse sanctions
gptkbp:keyScientist gptkb:Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
gptkbp:main_city_for_research gptkb:Kahuta
gptkb:Rawalpindi
Islamabad
gptkbp:main_research_organization gptkb:Pakistan_Atomic_Energy_Commission
gptkb:Kahuta_Research_Laboratories
gptkbp:militaryDoctrine minimum credible deterrence
gptkbp:not_a_signatory gptkb:Treaty_on_the_Non-Proliferation_of_Nuclear_Weapons
gptkbp:notableDeliverySystem gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:surface-to-air_missile
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Chagai-I
gptkb:Chagai-II
sanctions after 1998 tests
Operation Shakti (India's test, as context)
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Ishfaq_Ahmad
gptkb:Pervez_Hoodbhoy
gptkb:Raja_Ramanna
gptkb:Munir_Ahmad_Khan
gptkb:Dr._Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
gptkb:Sultan_Bashiruddin_Mahmood
gptkb:Samar_Mubarakmand
gptkbp:nuclear_weapon_type fission bomb
boosted fission bomb
gptkbp:number_of_nuclear_tests 6
gptkbp:oversees gptkb:Strategic_Plans_Division
gptkbp:plutonium_production_facility gptkb:Khushab_Nuclear_Complex
gptkbp:powerplant gptkb:Chashma_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkb:Karachi_Nuclear_Power_Plant
gptkbp:purpose nuclear deterrence
gptkbp:regional_rival gptkb:India
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:strategic_command gptkb:National_Command_Authority
gptkbp:uranium_enrichment_facility gptkb:Kahuta
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Abdul_Qadeer_Khan
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6