Explanation

• Pakistan’s Fatah-II guided rocket system has a reported range of approximately 400 kilometres.
• Test date: 27 December 2023.

Additional information:

• Fatah-I: 140–150 km
• Fatah-IV: 750 km (cruise missile)

Last verified on 14-10-2026

Explanation

• Chandrayaan-3 is India's lunar mission.
• It was successfully landed on the Moon on 23 August 2023.
• It was launched on 14 July 2023
• It was launched from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh.
• India became the first country to achieve a soft landing near the Moon's south pole.
• Space Agency: Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
• Lander & Rover: Vikram (Lander) and Pragyan (Rover)
• "Chandrayaan" is a Sanskrit word meaning "Mooncraft."

Last verified on 12-07-2026

Explanation

Pakistan successfully test-fired an extended-range version of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on October 6, 2026.

Weapon Type: Ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM).

Key Features: Equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids.

Objective: Validated additional technical parameters, improved accuracy, and enhanced survivability sub-systems.

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Explanation

Pakistan successfully test-fired an extended-range version of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile on October 6, 2026.

Weapon Type: Ground-launched cruise missile (GLCM).

Key Features: Equipped with advanced avionics and state-of-the-art navigational aids.

Objective: Validated additional technical parameters, improved accuracy, and enhanced survivability sub-systems.

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Explanation

• Pakistan conducted its first nuclear test at the Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai Hills, Balochistan, on 28 May 1998.
• 5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.
• Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

Additional information:

• Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998.
• These tests followed the Chagai-I series.
• The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan.
• The number of tests is 1.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

Explanation

• The first artificial satellite in the world was Sputnik 1
• Launch Date: October 4, 1957
• Country: Soviet Union (USSR)
• Size: 58 centimeters (22.8 inches) in diameter
• Weight: 83.6 kilograms (183.9 pounds)
• Mission Life: Transmitted radio beeps for 3 weeks before batteries died; burned up in the atmosphere on January 4, 1958.

Last updated 07-09-2026 by NA

Explanation

• Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, in Balochistan.
• 5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.
• The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.
• Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

Additional information:

• Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998.
• These tests followed the Chagai-I series.
• The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan.
• The number of tests is 1.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

Explanation

• Pakistan conducted a series of nuclear tests on 28 May 1998 at the Chagai test site, in Balochistan.
• 5 Nuclear tests were conducted by Pakistan at 15:15 hrs PST on 28 May 1998.
• The tests were performed at Ras Koh Hills in the Chagai District of Balochistan Province.
• Chagai-I was Pakistan's first public test of nuclear weapons.

Additional information:

• Chagai-II is the codename assigned to the second atomic test conducted by Pakistan, carried out on 30 May 1998.
• These tests followed the Chagai-I series.
• The test site was Kharan Desert, Pakistan.
• The number of tests is 1.

Last verified on 30-03-2026

Explanation

The following nine countries are declared nuclear powers: 

1. USA
2. Russia
3. UK
4. France
5. China
6. India
7. Pakistan
8. Israel
9. North Korea

Nuclear weapons first developed in 1945 (USA).

Nuclear powers are divided into:

1. Official (NPT recognized): USA, Russia, UK, France, China
2. Non-NPT / de facto: India, Pakistan, Israel, North Korea

Last verified on 06-08-2026

Explanation

 Apart from the 5 officially recognized nuclear-weapon states under the NPT, some other countries are also known to possess nuclear weapons:

5 recognized by NPT: USA, Russia, China, UK, France

4 outside NPT recognition/with disputed status: India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel

Total countries believed to have nuclear weapons: about 9.

other information

India – Conducted nuclear tests in 1974 and 1998.

Pakistan – Conducted nuclear tests in 1998.

North Korea – Conducted nuclear tests starting in 2006.

Israel – Widely believed to possess nuclear weapons, but it has never officially confirmed this.