‘Smiling Buddha’ at 52: Test that announced India’s nuclear arrival to the world
- Posted on May 18, 2026
- By The Times of India
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‘Smiling Buddha’ at 52: Test that announced India’s nuclear arrival to the world
News News: NEW DELHI: On the morning of May 18, 1974, deep beneath the sands of Rajasthan’s Thar desert, India detonated a nuclear device that would alter the co.