India's Smiling Buddha

Pokhran-I Operation Smiling Buddha
Country	India
Test site	Pokhran
Period	May 1974
Number of tests	1
Test type	Underground tests
Device type	Fission
Max. yield	8 kilotons of TNT (33 TJ)
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Next test	Pokhran-II

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. The explosive yield of the bomb was reported to be 8 kt.^[1]