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Events on Monday 11 May 1998 1
1998India conducts nuclear weapons testsPokhran-II tests make India a declared nuclear powerIndia detonated five nuclear devices at the Pokhran Test Range between 11 and 13 May 1998, ending a 24-year gap since its first test and announcing itself as a nuclear-armed state. The tests triggered international sanctions and sharply raised tensions with neighbouring Pakistan.