Рас-Кох: Полигон ядерных испытаний Пакистана в Белуджистане.

Pakistan Ministry of Defense range in Balochistan
the Ras Koh Hills as a geographical feature

The Ras Koh Range (popularized as Ras Koh Test Site

The site was acquired as Ministry of Defense (MoD) range to conduct testing of nuclear devices, and it covers mostly desert and mountainous terrain. Since 1998, only six nuclear testing took place when Pakistan put a unilateral moratorium on a full scale testing. 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).

Pakistan Ministry of Defense range in Balochistan
the Ras Koh Hills as a geographical feature

The Ras Koh Range (popularized as Ras Koh Test Site

The site was acquired as Ministry of Defense (MoD) range to conduct testing of nuclear devices, and it covers mostly desert and mountainous terrain. Since 1998, only six nuclear testing took place when Pakistan put a unilateral moratorium on a full scale testing. 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).

The Ras Koh Hills range is expanded between the districts of Chagai and Kharan, and is about in length, according to the survey conducted by the former British Indian Army in 1910. The length of the Ras Koh Range is also confirmed by the Geological Survey of Pakistan and the Survey of Pakistan which measured to be exact at
The highest peak in Ras Koh Hills range is measured to be 3048.00 m, with average hills are measured at 182.88 m.

The famous Chagai Hills are located on the northwest of Ras Koh but usually contains in its range of study of geology with the Ras Koh Hills. The Ras Koh Range is actually separated by a larger structural depression between the open flood flats of the Chagai Hills and the Ras Koh Hills— they are widely divided by the desert terrain. The sedimentary rock formations in the range are mostly granite, limestone and conglomerate. The GPS also discovered the deposits of the diorites in Ras Koh Range in its records. In Ras Koh Range, GSP also recorded the few alluvial fans in its 1970 reports but the area is mostly desert and rocky terrain. The township, Dalbandin, is the closest town near the site, which is about from the range. Accessibility to the test site is only through the N 40, which is located on the eastern part of the range. The weather is reportedly very extreme in Ras Koh and is one of Pakistan's extreme places with very hot in summer and very cold in winter.

Plans to conduct nuclear weapon testing began in 1975–76 with the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's administration when the Ras Koh Range was acquired as a test site. Since 1998, Pakistani administrations have put a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing but there is unknown numbers of subcritical testing conducting to determine the viability of Pakistan's aging nuclear devices. + Known areas of interests Sites Location Length Notes Koh Kambaran Chagai District Mountain at height Underground nuclear testing area where Chagai I was conducted Kharan Dunes North Ras Koh Range in Kharan District Underground with deep L shaft Underground nuclear testing area where Chagai II was conducted.

Plans to conduct nuclear weapon testing began in 1975–76 with the Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's administration when the Ras Koh Range was acquired as a test site. Since 1998, Pakistani administrations have put a moratorium on nuclear weapons testing but there is unknown numbers of subcritical testing conducting to determine the viability of Pakistan's aging nuclear devices. + Known areas of interests Sites Location Length Notes Koh Kambaran Chagai District Mountain at height Underground nuclear testing area where Chagai I was conducted Kharan Dunes North Ras Koh Range in Kharan District Underground with deep L shaft Underground nuclear testing area where Chagai II was conducted.