As per a common phrase a picture is worth thousand words now you have many pictures of pokhran which is simply like. Explore the exclusive photos and image gallery of pokhran and get a better view of pokhran to plan your tour. Express archive anil kakodar nuclear scientist was director of bhabha atomic research centre when india conducted nuclear tests in pokhran in may 1998.
Pm atal bihari vajpayee at the test site in pokhran with drdo chief a p j abdul kalam left and aec chairman and dae secretary r chidambaram. Another core member of the team that carried out five tests and then chairman of atomic energy commission r chidambaram reminisced saying we recall the pleasure and. It consisted of five detonations of which the first was a fusion bomb and the remaining four were fission bombs.
Pokhran ii was the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions. The test range was built by the indian army corps of engineers and is under the control of indian army it was built sometime before may 1974 when following authorization given to the. 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.
May 11 1998 was a regular day for jaisalmer until it witnessed a huge. This was the second test which was conducted after pokhran 1 codenamed operation smiling buddha in may 1974. Pokhran ii consisted of five detonations of which the first was a fusion bomb and the remaining four were fission bombs.
It was the second nuclear test since the first test code named smiling buddha had been conducted in may 1974. Pokhran ii refers to the series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by india at the indian army s pokhran test range in may 1998. On this date in 1998 india conducted series of 5 nuclear explosions the 2nd nuclear test after smiling.
Today marks two decades of pokhran 2 nuclear test a landmark day in modern indian history. How india fooled cia with historic nuclear test on may 13 1998 shortly after the detonation of all five warheads then prime minister atal bihari vajpayee. Parmanu the true story of pokhran.
The tests achieved their main objective of giving india the capability to build fission and thermonuclear weapons.
Pokhran 2 nuclear test images. Twenty years ago today a sudden announcement by then prime minister atal bihari vajpayee and his national security adviser brajesh mishra turned india s world upside down. On 11th and 13th may india conducted a set of five nuclear tests stunning the world. Those tests set india on a road that led to a global acknowledgement of india not merely a nuclear power. The pokhran ii tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by india at the indian army s pokhran test range in may 1998.
It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by india. The first test code named smiling buddha was conducted in may 1974.
The first test code named smiling buddha was conducted in may 1974. It was the second instance of nuclear testing conducted by india. The pokhran ii tests were a series of five nuclear bomb test explosions conducted by india at the indian army s pokhran test range in may 1998.
Those tests set india on a road that led to a global acknowledgement of india not merely a nuclear power. On 11th and 13th may india conducted a set of five nuclear tests stunning the world. Twenty years ago today a sudden announcement by then prime minister atal bihari vajpayee and his national security adviser brajesh mishra turned india s world upside down.
