About 50 years ago, in a secret mission, India made history when it became the first ... nuclear operation was named Operation Smiling Buddha. Today, it is known as the Pokhran-I nuclear test.

India is surrounded by two nuclear-armed neighbours, which openly are not too welcoming towards the tricolor nation. To ...

India possessed around 13 nuclear weapons in the year 2000, but by 2025, the number has grown to an estimated 180 marking a ...

SGS co-founder Frank von Hippel returned to campus Tuesday for a 50th anniversary event and book discussion about his new ...

On May 18, 1974, India conducted its first nuclear test in ... The code name of this test, which was conducted on the day of Buddha Purnima, was ‘Operation Smiling Buddha’.

Recent revelations shed light on nine declassified operations conducted by India's Research and Analysis Wing ... RAW's operation aimed at infiltrating Pakistan's nuclear program faced setbacks ...

A PIB statement confirms that India conducted nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan, in 1974 (Smiling Buddha) and 1998 (Pokhran-II). Beyond these, we could not find official information on further ...