May 1998: May, May Be Not.

13th May
The CIA launches a probe into intelligence lapses on the Indian nuclear tests.
16th May
Pakistan rules out giving up the nuclear option.
17th May
Pakistan denies nuclear test reports.
22nd May
Pressure mounting for nuclear test, says Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr. Nawaz Sharif.
28th May
Pakistan detonates five nuclear devices.
The U.S. President, Mr. Bill Clinton, and the U.N. Security Council deplore the conduct of the tests.
An Emergency is declared in Pakistan.
29th May
The U.S. asks India and Pakistan to defuse tension following their nuclear tests.
The U.S. says Pakistan will have to pay a heavy price for its nuclear tests.
Japan slaps sanctions on Pakistan.
Russia, NATO express concern over Pakistan's tests.