paragraph_text: The Pokhran - II tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998. It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by India; the first test, code - named Smiling Buddha, was conducted in May 1974.

paragraph_text: Operation Anvil was a series of 21 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1975-1976 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the "Operation Bedrock" series and preceded the "Operation Fulcrum" series.

paragraph_text: After Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister in 1966, the nuclear program was consolidated when physicist Raja Ramanna joined the efforts. Another nuclear test by China eventually led to India's decision toward building nuclear weapons in 1967 and conducted its first nuclear test, Smiling Buddha, in 1974.

paragraph_text: On 29 August 1949, the Soviet Union secretly conducted its first successful weapon test (First Lightning), based on the U.S. design at the Semipalatinsk in Kazakhstan.

paragraph_text: India's decision to conduct nuclear tests in May 1998 and Pakistan's response set back US relations in the region, which had seen renewed US interest during the second Clinton Administration. A presidential visit scheduled for the first quarter of 1998 was postponed and, under the Glenn Amendment, sanctions restricted the provision of credits, military sales, economic assistance, and loans to the government.

paragraph_text: Pokhran - II was the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by India at the Indian Army's Pokhran Test Range in May 1998. It was the second Indian nuclear test; the first test, code - named Smiling Buddha, was conducted in May 1974.

paragraph_text: In December 2011, Xinhua stated that "[t]he basic structure of the Beidou system has now been established, and engineers are now conducting comprehensive system test and evaluation. The system will provide test-run services of positioning, navigation and time for China and the neighboring areas before the end of this year, according to the authorities." The system became operational in the China region that same month. The global navigation system should be finished by 2020. As of December 2012, 16 satellites for BeiDou-2 have been launched, 14 of them are in service.

paragraph_text: North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program and also has a significant quantity of chemical and biological weapons. As of 2003, North Korea is no longer a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The country has come under sanctions after conducting a number of nuclear tests, beginning in 2006.

paragraph_text: South Korea is located in East Asia, on the southern half of the Korean Peninsula jutting out from the far east of the Asian land mass. The only country with a land border to South Korea is North Korea, lying to the north with 238 kilometres (148 mi) of border running along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. South Korea is mostly surrounded by water and has 2,413 kilometres (1,499 mi) of coast line along three seas; to the west is the Yellow Sea (known in Korea as West Sea), to the south is the East China Sea, and to the east is the Sea of Japan (known in Korea as East Sea). Geographically, South Korea's land mass is approximately 100,032 square kilometres (38,623 sq mi). 290 square kilometres (110 sq mi) of South Korea are occupied by water. The approximate coordinates are 37 ° North, 127 ° 30 East. Notable islands include Jeju Island (Jejudo), Ulleung Island (Ulleungdo), and Liancourt Rocks (Dokdo, known in Japan as Takeshima).

paragraph_text: The 2006 North Korean nuclear test was the detonation of a nuclear device conducted by North Korea on October 9, 2006.

paragraph_text: During the final stages of World War II in 1945, the United States conducted atomic raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the first on August 6, 1945, and the second on August 9, 1945. These two events were the only times nuclear weapons have been used in combat.

paragraph_text: The Pacific Proving Grounds was the name given by the United States government to a number of sites in the Marshall Islands and a few other sites in the Pacific Ocean at which it conducted nuclear testing between 1946 and 1962. The U.S. tested a nuclear weapon (codenamed Able) on Bikini Atoll on 30 June 1946. This was followed by Baker on July 24, 1946.

paragraph_text: Rank Country / Territory Avg. connection speed (Mb / s) Relative speed - Global 5.6 5.6 South Korea 26.7 26.7 Sweden 19.1 19.1 Norway 18.8 18.8 Japan 17.4 17.4 5 Netherlands 17.0 17 6 Hong Kong 16.8 16.8 7 Latvia 16.7 16.7 8 Switzerland 16.7 16.7 9 Finland 16.6 16.6 10 Denmark 16.1 16.1

paragraph_text: Estonia has pursued the development of the e-state and e-government. Internet voting is used in elections in Estonia. The first internet voting took place in the 2005 local elections and the first in a parliamentary election was made available for the 2007 elections, in which 30,275 individuals voted over the internet. Voters have a chance to invalidate their electronic vote in traditional elections, if they wish to. In 2009 in its eighth Worldwide Press Freedom Index, Reporters Without Borders ranked Estonia sixth out of 175 countries. In the first ever State of World Liberty Index report, Estonia was ranked first out of 159 countries.

paragraph_text: Operation Project 56 was a series of 4 nuclear tests conducted by the United States in 1955-1956 at the Nevada Test Site. These tests followed the "Operation Wigwam" series and preceded the "Operation Redwing" series.

paragraph_text: Underground tests in the United States continued until 1992 (its last nuclear test), the Soviet Union until 1990, the United Kingdom until 1991, and both China and France until 1996. In signing the Comprehensive Nuclear - Test - Ban Treaty in 1996, these states have pledged to discontinue all nuclear testing; the treaty has not yet entered into force because of failure to be ratified by eight countries. Non-signatories India and Pakistan last tested nuclear weapons in 1998. North Korea conducted nuclear tests in 2006, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017. The most recent confirmed nuclear test occurred in September 2017 in North Korea.

paragraph_text: Country Warheads (Deployed / Total) Date of first test Test site of first test CTBT status Delivery methods Number of tests The five nuclear - weapon states under the NPT United States 1,800 / 6,800 16 July 1945 (``Trinity '') Alamogordo, New Mexico Signatory Nuclear triad 1,054 Russia 1,950 / 7,000 29 August 1949 (`` RDS - 1'') Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan Ratifier Nuclear triad 715 United Kingdom 120 / 215 3 October 1952 (``Hurricane '') Monte Bello Islands, Australia Ratifier Sea - based 45 France 280 / 300 13 February 1960 (`` Gerboise Bleue'') Sahara, French Algeria Ratifier Sea - and air - based 210 China? / 270 16 October 1964 (``596 '') Lop Nur, Xinjiang Signatory Suspected nuclear triad. 45 Non-NPT nuclear powers India 0 / 110 -- 120 18 May 1974 (`` Smiling Buddha'') Pokhran, Rajasthan Non-signatory Nuclear triad 6 Pakistan 0 / 120 -- 130 28 May 1998 (``Chagai - I '') Ras Koh Hills, Balochistan Non-signatory Land and air - based. 6 North Korea 0 /? 9 October 2006 Kilju, North Hamgyong Non-signatory Suspected land and sea - based. 6 Undeclared nuclear powers Israel n.a. / est. 60 -- 400 1960 -- 1979 incl. suspected Vela Incident Signatory Suspected nuclear triad.

paragraph_text: At the Multan meeting, Bhutto also appointed Munir Ahmad Khan as chairman of PAEC, who, until then, had been working as director at the nuclear power and Reactor Division of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), in Vienna, Austria. In December 1972, Abdus Salam led the establishment of Theoretical Physics Group (TPG) as he called scientists working at ICTP to report to Munir Ahmad Khan. This marked the beginning of Pakistan's pursuit of nuclear deterrence capability. Following India's surprise nuclear test, codenamed Smiling Buddha in 1974, the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the permanent five members of the United Nations Security Council, the goal to develop nuclear weapons received considerable impetus.

paragraph_text: United States Nuclear program start date 21 October 1939 First nuclear weapon test 16 July 1945 First fusion weapon test 1 November 1952 Last nuclear test 23 September 1992 Largest yield test 15 Mt / 63 PJ (1 March 1954) Total tests 1,054 detonations Peak stockpile 31,255 warheads (1967) Current stockpile (usable and not) 4,000 (2018) (excludes retired and awaiting dismantlement) Current strategic arsenal 1,800 deployed strategic nuclear warheads (2018) Maximum missile range 15,000 km (9,321 mi) (land) 12,000 km (7,456 mi) (sub) NPT party Yes (1968, one of five recognized powers)

paragraph_text: The first mandatory sex test issued by the IAAF for woman athletes was in July 1950 in the month before the European Championships in Belgium. All athletes were tested in their own countries. Sex testing at the games began at the 1966 European Athletics Championships in response to suspicion that several of the best women athletes from the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe were actually men. At the Olympics, testing was introduced in 1968.

Question: When did the neighbor of the country with the best internet in the world conduct its first nuclear test?
Answer: October 9, 2006