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Transcript: NAWAZ SHARIF PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN DELIVERS REMARKS ON PAKISTAN'S NUCLEAR TESTS
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- May 28, 1998
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PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER NAWAZ SHARIF DELIVERS REMARKS ON
NUCLEAR TESTS
MAY 28, 1998
SPEAKERS: NAWAZ SHARIF, PRIME MINISTER OF PAKISTAN
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SHARIF (THROUGH TRANSLATOR): It is a historical day today in
Pakistan. Today, God has given us that determination and patience
that
today for the safety of our nation and country we have been able to
decide
for ourselves. This was inevitable, this decision.
In 1974, when India made the first explosion and experiment,
we
could not and we were not aware of anything else but peace, a peaceful
in the name of nuclear. But this experiment by India exposed us to
new
experiments and new realities. We ask ...