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.
List of nuclear weapons tests of India | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran Test Range, Rajasthan |
Period | May 1974 – May 1998 |
Number of tests | 3 (6 Devices fired) |
Test type | Underground tests (underground, underground shaft) |
Device type | Fission and Fusion |
Max. yield | 45
kt; Scale down of 200 kt model |
Pokhran I | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran, Rajasthan, India |
Period | 1974 |
Number of tests | 1 |
Test type | Underground shaft |
Device type | Fission |
Max. yield | 12 kilotonnes of TNT (50 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The India test series summary table is below.
The detonations in the India's Pokhran I series are listed below:
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 |
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Smiling Buddha | 18 May 1974 02:34:55.0 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India 27°05′40″N 71°45′13″E / 27.09451°N 71.75365°E | 235 m (771 ft) – 107 m (351 ft) | underground shaft, | 12 kt | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Indira Gandhi declared Smiling Buddha to be a peaceful test. |
Pokhran II | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran, India |
Period | 1998 |
Number of tests | 3 (5 Devices fired) |
Test type | Underground tests (underground, underground shaft) |
Device type | Fission and Fusion |
Max. yield | 45
kilotonnes of TNT (190 TJ); Scale down of 200 kt model |
Test series chronology | |
Pokhran II was a group of 2 nuclear tests conducted in 1998.
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 |
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Shakti 1 - 1 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: White House 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 200 m (660 ft) | underground shaft, | 45 kt | [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 - 2 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Taj Mahal 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 150 m (490 ft) | underground shaft, | 12 kt | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Lightweight pure fission tactical bomb/missile warhead, 12 kt design yield; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 1 - 3 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Kumbhkaran 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | 200 t | [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 - 1 | 13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 1 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.07347°N 71.71353°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 20 m (66 ft) | underground, | 500 t | [2] [3] [4] [5] | A 0.5 kt experimental device; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 2 - 2 | 13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 2 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.07347°N 71.71353°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | 300 t | [2] [3] [4] [5] | A 0.2 kt experimental device that used uranium-233; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 2 - 3 (canceled) |
13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 3 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.0734°N 71.7135°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | unknown yield | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Not fired; another low yield experimental device Exact locations of sites is unknown. |
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 |
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Pokhran I | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | |||
Pokhran–II | 1998 | 3 | 5 | small to 45 | 58 | ||||
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. |
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.
List of nuclear weapons tests of India | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran Test Range, Rajasthan |
Period | May 1974 – May 1998 |
Number of tests | 3 (6 Devices fired) |
Test type | Underground tests (underground, underground shaft) |
Device type | Fission and Fusion |
Max. yield | 45
kt; Scale down of 200 kt model |
Pokhran I | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran, Rajasthan, India |
Period | 1974 |
Number of tests | 1 |
Test type | Underground shaft |
Device type | Fission |
Max. yield | 12 kilotonnes of TNT (50 TJ) |
Test series chronology | |
The India test series summary table is below.
The detonations in the India's Pokhran I series are listed below:
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 |
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Smiling Buddha | 18 May 1974 02:34:55.0 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India 27°05′40″N 71°45′13″E / 27.09451°N 71.75365°E | 235 m (771 ft) – 107 m (351 ft) | underground shaft, | 12 kt | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Indira Gandhi declared Smiling Buddha to be a peaceful test. |
Pokhran II | |
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Information | |
Country | India |
Test site | Pokhran, India |
Period | 1998 |
Number of tests | 3 (5 Devices fired) |
Test type | Underground tests (underground, underground shaft) |
Device type | Fission and Fusion |
Max. yield | 45
kilotonnes of TNT (190 TJ); Scale down of 200 kt model |
Test series chronology | |
Pokhran II was a group of 2 nuclear tests conducted in 1998.
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 |
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Shakti 1 - 1 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: White House 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 200 m (660 ft) | underground shaft, | 45 kt | [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 - 2 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Taj Mahal 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 150 m (490 ft) | underground shaft, | 12 kt | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Lightweight pure fission tactical bomb/missile warhead, 12 kt design yield; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 1 - 3 | 11 May 1998 10:13:41.8 | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Kumbhkaran 27°04′44″N 71°43′20″E / 27.07883°N 71.72231°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | 200 t | [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 - 1 | 13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 1 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.07347°N 71.71353°E | 226 m (741 ft) – 20 m (66 ft) | underground, | 500 t | [2] [3] [4] [5] | A 0.5 kt experimental device; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 2 - 2 | 13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 2 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.07347°N 71.71353°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | 300 t | [2] [3] [4] [5] | A 0.2 kt experimental device that used uranium-233; exact locations of sites is unknown. | ||
Shakti 2 - 3 (canceled) |
13 May 1998 06:51:?? | IST (+5.5 hrs) |
Pokhran, India: Navtala 3 27°04′24″N 71°42′49″E / 27.0734°N 71.7135°E | 226 m (741 ft) + | underground, | unknown yield | [2] [3] [4] [5] | Not fired; another low yield experimental device Exact locations of sites is unknown. |
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 |
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Pokhran I | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | |||
Pokhran–II | 1998 | 3 | 5 | small to 45 | 58 | ||||
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. |