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Operation Smiling Buddha and Operation Shakti- Explained | UPSC

June 5, 2025
nuclear science

Operation Smiling Buddha was India’s first successful nuclear weapons test, which took place on May 18, 974, at the Pokhran test range in Rajasthan. Once again, India tested its nuclear weapons under a code-named Operation Shakti. On May 11, 1998, India conducted five nuclear tests at the Pokran Test Range in the Thar desert.