SorryNotSorry
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Pokhran I was done in 1974, the Pokhran II was a a series of tests done in 1998.Both countries started making/learning the technologies since 1970. India officially tested in 98 and so did pakistan. Both countries were unofficially nuclear powers since a long time ago.
i suggest you watch the video of Zia Ul Haq @SorryNotSorry posted above in post number 6, tells you the insight of how secretive both countries programmes were before they officially told the world.
http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2014/ph241/donohue1/
Even then, this doesnt change the fact- both countries played this game under extreme secrecy and under extreme diplomatic pressure.
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