18 May 1974
Nuclear Power
India conducts its first nuclear test at Pokhran during Indira Gandhi's premiership.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Pokhran in India. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
India conducts its first nuclear test at Pokhran during Indira Gandhi's premiership.
India detonates a nuclear device underground at Pokhran in the test later known as Smiling Buddha.
India conducts its first nuclear explosive test at Pokhran under the code name Smiling Buddha.
Raja Ramanna plays a leading scientific role in India's first underground nuclear test at Pokhran.
India conducts the Smiling Buddha nuclear test at Pokhran on 18 May 1974.
India conducts its first nuclear explosive test, known as Smiling Buddha.
Vajpayee's government conducts the first three Pokhran-II nuclear tests, followed by two further tests on 13 May.
India conducts three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran and publicly declares the tests successful.
India conducts a series of nuclear tests at Pokhran and openly declares itself a nuclear-weapon state.
India conducts two additional underground nuclear tests and announces completion of its 1998 test series.
Provenance
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