India conducted its first successful nuclear test in 1974.
Sources
- List of states with nuclear weapons (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://www.armscontrol.org/act/2024-11/features/legacy-indias-nuclear-weapons-test (armscontrol.org)
- https://www.atomicarchive.com/history/cold-war/page-17.html (atomicarchive.com)
- https://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/world/india/pokharan-test.htm (globalsecurity.org)
- https://www.wagingpeace.org/indias-nuclear-testing/ (wagingpeace.org)
- https://www.globalzero.org/updates/smiling-buddha-ushered-india-into-the-nuclear-age/index.html (globalzero.org)
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