Revisiting India’s entry onto the nuclear stage
Published on: May 18, 2026, 7:02 a.m. | Source: The Hindu
On May 18, 1974, India conducted an underground test of a nuclear fission device. This test — codenamed Smiling Buddha — enabled us to became the sixth nuclear power in the world. A.S.Ganesh revisits this historic moment and brings you up to speed on the subject…
