Date: Tue X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Status: R ISLAMABAD Pakistan May 17 1998 (UPI (Reuters) (AP) - According to Pakistan`s Foreign Minister it`s not the question if Pakistan will conduct a nuclear test but when. Pakistan`s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif however will before taking any decision wait for further international reactions on India`s nuclear tests. If there didn`t follow international sanctions on the tests he said Pakistan would have to show actions. The speculation Pakistan would have conducted a nuclear test this morning was denied by the Pakistan Foreign Office. Also US doesn`t take reports about already detonated nuclear bombs in Pakistan to be correct. But as Pakistan`s Prime Minister said Pakistan would be able to prepare a nuclear test within "12 to 26 hours". US will find ways to support Pakistan if they don`t conduct a nuclear test. During a summit of the world leaders of industrialized nations in Birmingham France Russia and Britain rejected sanctions against India. NEW YORK May 17 1998 (Reuters) - During his visit to the US largest Jewish community to celebrate the 50th birthday of Israel there Israel`s President Netanyahu focused on the problem of nuclear weapons proliferation in the Middle East. Whilst beeing concerned with the nuclear tests in India the world shouldn`t forget the danger such a test conducted in Iran would cause. ISLAMABAD Pakistan May 17 1998 (UPI) - A Pakistani newspaper reported that Pakistan`s army has enclosed an area which is one of the three sites scheduled to conduct a nuclear test there. --End-- ====================================================================== World Information Service on Energy - WISE PO Box 59636 Tel: +31-20-6126368 1040 LC Amsterdam Fax: +31-20-6892179 The Netherlands Email: wiseamster@antenna.nl (Visitors: Ketelhuisplein 43) http://antenna.nl/~wise ======================================================================