List of nuclear weapons tests of India

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India's nuclear test series consists of a pair of series: Pokhran I and Pokhran II. Pokhran I was a single nuclear test conducted in 1974.

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Test Series

Pokhran I

Template:Infobox nuclear weapons test Template:GeoGroup The India test series summary table is below.

The detonations in the India's Pokhran I series are listed below:

India's Pokhran I series tests and detonations
Name [n 1] Date time (UT) Local time zone[n 2][1] Location[n 3] Elevation + height [n 4] Delivery, [n 5]
Purpose [n 6] 		Device[n 7] Yield[n 8] Fallout[n 9] References Notes
Smiling BuddhaTemplate:Anchor Template:Dts 02:34:55.0 IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert underground shaft, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] Indira Gandhi declared Smiling Buddha to be a peaceful test.
  1. ↑ Time Zone Historical Database. iana.com.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_21
  3. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_15
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_14
  5. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_1

Pokhran II

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Pokhran II was a group of 2 nuclear tests conducted in 1998.

India's Pokhran II series tests and detonations
Name [n 10] Date time (UT) Local time zone[n 11][1] Location[n 12] Elevation + height [n 13] Delivery, [n 14]
Purpose [n 15] 		Device[n 16] Yield[n 17] Fallout[n 18] References Notes
Shakti 1 - 1Template:Anchor Template:Dts 10:13:41.8 IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: White House Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert underground shaft, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] Two stage thermonuclear device with fusion boosted primary, intended for missile warhead; test design yield 45 kt, with a 200 kt deployed yield.
Shakti 1 - 2Template:Anchor Template:Dts 10:13:41.8 IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: Taj Mahal Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert underground shaft, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] Lightweight pure fission tactical bomb/missile warhead, 12 kt design yield; exact locations of sites is unknown.
Shakti 1 - 3Template:Anchor Template:Dts 10:13:41.8 IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: Kumbhkaran Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert + underground, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] Fission experimental device, reportedly made with reactor-grade plutonium. Probably a fusion boosted design without the fusion fuel, 0.3 kt design yield; exact locations of sites is unknown.
Shakti 2 - 1Template:Anchor Template:Dts 06:51:?? IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: Navtala 1 Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert – Template:Convert underground, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] A 0.5 kt experimental device; exact locations of sites is unknown.
Shakti 2 - 2Template:Anchor Template:Dts 06:51:?? IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: Navtala 2 Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert + underground, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] A 0.2 kt experimental device that used uranium-233; exact locations of sites is unknown.
Shakti 2 - 3
(canceled)Template:Anchor 		Template:Dts 06:51:?? IST
(+5.5 hrs)		 Pokhran, India: Navtala 3 Template:Coord Template:SortTemplate:Convert + underground, Template:Sort [2][3][4][5] Not fired; another low yield experimental device Exact locations of sites is unknown.
  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Time Zone Historical Database
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_21
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_15
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_14
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named LT_1

Summary

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India's nuclear testing series summary
Series or years Years covered Tests[Summ 1] Devices fired Devices with unknown yield Peaceful use tests Non-PTBT tests[Summ 2] Yield range (kilotons) [Summ 3] Total yield (kilotons) [Summ 4] Notes
Pokhran I 1974 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort 12 Template:Sort
Pokhran–II 1998 Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sort small to 45 Template:Sort
Totals 1974-May-18 to 1998-May-13 4 6 1 0 to 45 70 Total country yield is 0.013% of all nuclear testing.

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