Pokhran1 @ 51 :: India's First Confirmed Nuclear Test (by Outside the 5 Members of UN Security Council)

Pokhran-1 was carried out on May 18th, 1974

India’s First Nuclear Weapon Explosion

Was detonated on the army base Rajasthan Pokhran Test Range by the Indian Army

Dr. P K Iyengar created and designed the bomb while Dr. Raja Ramanna was the Project Head.

The Explosive Yield was estimated to be around 8 kilo tonnes.

It weighed 1400 kg.

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