Ras Koh Range
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The Ras Koh Range: i [1][2] (popularized as Ras Koh Test Site: 270 [3][4]) is a granite mountain range and a reservation of the Ministry of Defense located between the districts of Chagai and Kharan of Balochistan in Pakistan.: 53 [5]: 183
Ras Koh Range | |
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Chagai and Kharan District in Balochistan, Pakistan Near Dalbandin, Balochistan in Pakistan | |
Coordinates | 28°49′42.71″N 65°11′41.83″E |
Type | Nuclear Weapons Research Complex |
Area | 994.98 km2 (384.16 sq mi) |
Height | 10,000 ft (3,000 m) |
Length | 140 mi (230 km) |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defense |
Operator | Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) (Main contractor) |
Controlled by | Strategic Plans Division Force (Security contractor) |
Open to the public | No |
Status | Active |
Defining authority | Geological Survey of Pakistan (GSP) |
Site history | |
Built | 1976 (1976) |
Built by | Pakistan Army Corps of Engineers |
In use | 1976–present |
Test information | |
Subcritical tests | N/A |
Nuclear tests | 6 |
Thermonuclear tests | 6 |
The site was acquired as Ministry of Defense (MoD) range to conduct testing of nuclear devices, and it covers mostly desert and mountainous terrain.: 183 [3] Since 1998, only six nuclear testing took place when Pakistan put a unilateral moratorium on a full-scale testing.[6]
The site is managed and operated by the civilian contractors under contract with the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) overseeing its management and operations while the Strategic Plans Division Force oversees its security on behalf of the National Command Authority (NCA).: 183 [3]