The ‘Islamic Bomb’: Why Pakistan’s nuclear power haunts Israel and reassures the Muslim world

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Pakistan’s nuclear tests, conducted on May 28, 1998, did more than counter India — they shattered the myth of permanent Muslim weakness, forcing hostile powers to reckon with a sovereign Muslim state armed with ultimate deterrence, writes Muhammad Siddeeq. Every year on May 28, Pakistan marks Youm-e-Takbeer, the anniversary of the 1998 Chagai nuclear tests. […] The post The ‘Islamic Bomb’: Why Pakistan’s nuclear power haunts Israel and reassures the Muslim world appeared first on 5Pillars.