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Smiling Buddha

Military unit
Unit nameSmiling Buddha
Founded1967-1974
CountryIndia
AllegianceIndia
Branch 
NicknamePokhran-I
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Indira Gandhi

Smiling Buddha

Weapon information
NamePokhran-I
Place of originIndia
Production history
Number built1
Specifications
Weight1400 kg
Length107 metres
Diameter1.25 meter
Blast yield8 ktonTNT

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The Smiling Buddha, formally designated as Pokhran-I, was the codename given to India's first nuclear test explosion that took place at Pokhran on 18 May 1974. It was also the first confirmed nuclear test by a nation outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council having been developed and executed with the help of Canadian nuclear reactors and expertise. The explosive yield of the bomb was reported to be 8 kt.

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Man of steel: Local practices tai chi for mental, physical strength - Gwinnettdailypost.com Tweet this news
Gwinnettdailypost.com--The backdrop for his daily exercise is the incredible Hui Tz Temple in Suwanee, where a large statue of a -smiling Buddha- on the second floor and an ... - Date : Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:00:49 GMT+00:00
The immigration debate - Saipan Tribune Tweet this news
Saipan Tribune--The Khmers, Thais, Laos and Vietnamese are too few and also have a very “friendly” -smiling Buddha- Indochina disposition that they can hardly be considered a ... - Date : Tue, 24 Aug 2010 14:01:05 GMT+00:00
Buddha remembers Nandan's birth - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India---Smiling- at the audience that had gathered to be part of Nandan's 25th anniversary on Thursday, the CM, an ardent film buff, said, "After my brief encounter ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 00:47:45 GMT+00:00
Blog: Jade Buddha and souvenirs - Northwest Asian Weekly Tweet this news
Northwest Asian Weekly--The -Buddha- is a beautiful piece of art. The -smiling- and calm-faced -Buddha- was carved out from a piece of jade bought by an Australian couple, ... - Date : Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:08:01 GMT+00:00
FEATURE: Swat valley's giant Buddha has lost its smile - Kyodo News Tweet this news
Kyodo News--For over 2000 years, it had been a -smiling Buddha- that weathered storms and natural calamities in Swat, which was a center of the ancient Gandhara ... - Date : Fri, 30 Jul 2010 04:50:35 GMT+00:00
Photo of the Day (7.17.10) - Gadling (blog) Tweet this news
Gadling (blog)--The -smiling Buddha- seems pretty excited about it, too. Have any photos that will make us feel an approaching storm? Or maybe just a cool shot of your ... - Date : Sun, 18 Jul 2010 00:22:46 GMT+00:00
Fenced crater stands testimony to first nuke test - Press Trust of India Tweet this news
Press Trust of India--The test, which also brought the area into international spotlight, was carried out by the Indira Gandhi Government and officially called '-Smiling Buddha-'. ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 05:55:46 GMT+00:00
Today in History - Radio Taiwan International Tweet this news
Radio Taiwan International--On this day in 1974, under project -Smiling Buddha-, India successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon, becoming the sixth nation to do so. ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 11:04:46 GMT+00:00
Lifestyle of Prof. Dhammavihari Thera - The Island (subscription) Tweet this news
The Island (subscription)--The -smiling- monk, wearing an expensive robe, was speaking to a Minister. The reason why the monk looked so happy was because the Minister, ... - Date : Tue, 01 Jun 2010 20:00:17 GMT+00:00

Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-I)

SitesTrombay * Pokhran * CIRUS reactor * Rajasthan * Thar Desert
Research InstitutesDefence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) * Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) * High Energy Materials Research Laboratory (HEMRL) * Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
AdministratorsIndira Gandhi * Jagjivan Ram * Tapishwar Narain Raina * Sardar Swaran Singh
ScientistsRaja Ramanna * Homi Sethna * A. P. J. Abdul Kalam * Piara Singh Gill * Nagapattinam Sambasiva Venkatesan * Waman Dattatreya Patwardhan * P. K. Iyengar * Rajagopala Chidambaram * Ravi Grover * Anil Kakodkar * M. P. Parameswaran
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India and weapons of mass destruction * History of nuclear weapons * Pokhran-II * Trinity expolsion * Tsar Bomba * Operation Shakti * Chagai-I * Test No. 6



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