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Smiling Buddha Nuclear Test

India · Warfare / Nuclear. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1974Date range
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Chronological records

1974

Indira Gandhi18 May 1974

Pokhran · Warfare / Nuclear

India conducts its first nuclear explosive test, known as Smiling Buddha.

Names involved

Indira Gandhi

Provenance

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