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Clinton condemns India's first 1998 nuclear test at Pokhran

After India carried out a nuclear detonation at the Pokhran test site, President Clinton issued a public condemnation of the test and signaled that the United States would respond diplomatically and with sanctions consistent with U.S. law.

Clinton condemns India's first 1998 nuclear test at Pokhran

The test marked a major setback for global nonproliferation efforts and forced the Clinton administration to confront a new South Asian nuclear capability with diplomatic and economic measures.

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