india conducted it's first nuclear test at pokhran on 18 may 1974.
india conducted it's first nuclear test at pokhran on 18 may 1974.
when did india conduct it's first nuclear test at pokhran?
18 may 1974
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bullet::::- mkultra – cia project (an attempt at mind control technology & technique)









































bullet::::- smiling buddha – (pokhran-i), was an assigned codename of india's first nuclear weapon explosion, which took place on 18 may 1974. the device was detonated by the indian army in the long-constructed army base, pokhran test range. it was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the united nations security council.
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the pokhran test range, a key component of india's nuclear programme, is located in the municipality. the "indian nuclear test site" is located 45 km north-west of pokhran town and 4 km north of "khetolai" village. it was built sometime before may 1974, when, following authorization given to the bhabha atomic research centre by then-prime minister indira gandhi, it hosted the detonation of india's first nuclear device. within the government, the device's development was known formally as the "peaceful nuclear explosive" (pne), but elsewhere, especially after its detonation, it was and continues to be known generally as operation "smiling buddha". the ministry of external affairs designated the test "pokhran-i".
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