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India's 'Smiling Buddha' Nuclear Test (1974) and International Reactions
On May 18, 1974, India conducted its first successful nuclear weapon test, code-named 'Smiling Buddha' (also known as Pokhran-I), at the Pokhran Test Range in Rajasthan [1, 2]. India officially charac…