Pakistan's Response to India's Pokhran-II Tests

Why did Pakistan respond to India’s Pokhran-II tests in May 1998 with its own test explosions? Feroz Khan, Lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School, suggests the main reason was to ensure deterrence credibility.

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