WORLD WAR II
DECOLONIZATION PHASE
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Their discovery of a cure for many diseases
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Their development of nuclear weapons
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Their discovery of salt in the Indian Ocean
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Their launching of a mission to the moon
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Detailed explanation-1: -India became a nuclear power in 1974, and Pakistan became a nuclear power in 1998. Neither country has used nuclear weapons in conflict, but many experts fear that the ongoing crisis could escalate beyond conventional weapons use.
Detailed explanation-2: -A nuclear war between India and Pakistan, perhaps over the decades-long dispute over the Kashmir region, would release an estimated 37 million tonnes of soot into the atmosphere, causing temperatures across the planet to plunge by more than 5C – down to figures last experienced during the Ice Age.
Detailed explanation-3: -A small team of about 75 scientists and engineers at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) began the process of designing and developing an atomic bomb. The head of the development team was Raja Ramanna.
Detailed explanation-4: -Although Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan is now identified as the man who single-handedly built Pakistan’s bomb, the reality is more complex.