Pakistan conducted its first successful nuclear test in 1998.
Notes on verification
Well-documented historical event confirmed by multiple independent, high-quality sources including NTI, Arms Control Association, and PIR Center. [tier=bronze indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=everyday]
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (wikipedia)
- https://www.nti.org/countries/pakistan/ (corroboration)
- https://pircenter.org/en/news/anniversary-of-pakistan-s-first-and-last-nuclear-tests/ (corroboration)
- https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2008-06/looking-back-1998-indian-and-pakistani-nuclear-tests (corroboration)