Pokhran Nuclear Tests
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India marks 25th anniversary of 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests
New Delhi, The 1998 Pokhran nuclear tests sent a message to the world that although India is a peace-loving nation, it would not let anyone harm its sovereignty, integrity and unit, Defence…
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Quarter century since Pokhran-II India consolidates its position as positive nuclear power
May 11 marks the 25th year of India successfully conducting underground nuclear tests in Pokhran, Rajasthan and declaring itself a Nuclear Power State, joining the ranks of nations like the US, Russia,…
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NFC, the dream of Homi Bhabha turns 50; powering India’s nuclear energy programme
In the summer of 1983, two very wide bodied aircraft from France landed in the Begumpet Airport in Hyderabad. They carried low enriched uranium, which was required to keep the fuel starved, Tarapur…
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Of sandstorms & secrecy: India’s Pokhran II nuclear weapons test
Hyderabad: On May 11 in 1998, India, headed by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, conducted successful nuclear tests in the Pokhran range of Rajasthan. India declared itself a full-fledged nuclear state…
