{"id":79990,"date":"2025-12-28T20:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-28T15:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=79990"},"modified":"2025-12-29T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-29T09:42:19","slug":"operation-smiling-buddha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/operation-smiling-buddha\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Smiling Buddha, History, Significance, Impact"},"content":{"rendered":"

Operation Smiling Buddha was India\u2019s first confirmed nuclear test, conducted on 18 May 1974 at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan. Officially described by the Government of India as a peaceful nuclear explosion, it marked India\u2019s entry into the nuclear capable states outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. The test was executed under extreme secrecy and demonstrated India\u2019s indigenous scientific and technological capability in nuclear weapon design, plutonium production, and controlled detonation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operation Smiling Buddha<\/b><\/h2>\n

Operation Smiling Buddha, designated as Pokhran I by the Ministry of External Affairs, was the code name for India\u2019s first nuclear weapon test. Conducted at 8:05 IST on 18 May 1974, the test involved a plutonium based implosion device developed entirely by Indian scientists. The operation was tightly supervised by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi<\/strong><\/a> and involved coordinated efforts of BARC, DRDO, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the Indian Army, establishing India\u2019s strategic autonomy in nuclear technology.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pokhran I<\/b><\/h2>\n

Pokhran I refers to India\u2019s first underground nuclear test conducted in Rajasthan using a plutonium implosion device.<\/span><\/p>\n