INDO-PAK NUCLEAR INSTALLATIONS LIST

Jan. 2, 2019

India and Pakistan exchanged for the 28th consecutive year a list of their nuclear installations under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan.

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Timeline:
- The Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear installations between India and Pakistan was signed in 1988 and came into force in 1991.
- This is the 28^th consecutive exchange of such list between the two countries, the first one having taken place on January 1, 1992.
Features of the agreement:
- It prohibits the two countries from attacking each other’s atomic facilities.
- The two countries will inform each other of nuclear installations and facilities to be covered under the agreement on January 1 of every calendar year.
Comment: The two countries have adhered to the practice of exchanging the lists of nuclear installations despite recurring tensions.