ВІЙСЬКОВИЙ ПОТЕНЦІАЛ ТА ЯДЕРНА ПРОГРАМА ПАКИСТАНУ

Abstract

Following India’s example, Pakistan conducted five nuclear tests on May 28, 1998, and declared itself a nuclear weapon state. In the global arena, the Indian and Pakistani nuclear tests challenged the international nuclear regime. Pakistan has tested both ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons. Pakistan initiated its nuclear weapons program in the early 1970s, after its defeat in the 1971 Bangladesh war. Pakistan has not announced a nuclear doctrine yet. The threat of use of nuclear weapons would be exploited to contain a larger military response from India. Pakistan’s nuclear assets are reportedly under centralized
military control. In the early 1990s, Pakistan acquired from China 34 complete M-11 ballistic missiles. Pakistan’s Ghauri liquid-fuel ballistic missile is believed to be a copy or variant of the North Korean No-dong. There is, however, no clear indication that Pakistan has developed specialized command, control, communication and intelligence systems. Appearance of two new nuclear states became the threat for the existing of nuclear nonproliferation regime. Compatible actions of world community will help to find new methods of saving nonproliferation nuclear weapon regime.