Concerns about nuclear proliferation mounted in 1998 when:
A. Libya used weapons of mass destruction against Syria.
B. North Korea conducted its first nuclear test.
C. India and Pakistan detonated nuclear devices within a few weeks of each other.
D. Israel conducted nuclear tests in the Atlantic Ocean.
E. North Korea tested a long-range missile under the guise of attempting to launch a satellite.
Answer: C
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