Category: Pakistan Affairs | Last updated: 2026-09-18
What was the codename given to Pakistan's series of nuclear tests conducted in May 1998?
A) Operation Desert Storm
B) Chagai-I
C) Operation Falcon
D) Shakti-98
Explanation
Pakistan's first series of nuclear tests, conducted on May 28, 1998, at Ras Koh Hills in Balochistan, were codenamed Chagai-I. These tests were a direct response to India's Pokhran-II tests (Shakti-98).