This episode examines how nuclear weapons spread beyond the original five nuclear powers. It covers India's nineteen seventy four peaceful nuclear explosion and nineteen ninety eight weapons tests, Pakistan's immediate response with its own tests, and the dangerous nuclear rivalry in South Asia including the A.Q. Khan proliferation network. The episode explores North Korea's determined pursuit of nuclear weapons culminating in six tests including a thermonuclear device in two thousand seventeen. It concludes by examining the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, current global arsenals, and the ongoing challenges of preventing further proliferation while considering the possibility of eventual disarmament.
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