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India's Nuclear Programme

Homi Bhabha built India's nuclear science base; Pokhran tests made India the 6th nuclear power

India ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ 1974 Indian Science

Key Facts

  1. 1

    Homi Bhabha โ€” "Father of Indian Nuclear Programme"; founded TIFR (1945) and BARC (1954)

  2. 2

    Pokhran-I (1974): India's first nuclear test, code name "Smiling Buddha"; declared India a nuclear state

  3. 3

    Pokhran-II (1998): five tests, code names "Operation Shakti"; India declared itself a nuclear weapons state

๐Ÿ”ฌ Did you know? Homi Bhabha predicted in 1955 that India would have nuclear power in 20 years โ€” exactly accurate; he died in a 1966 air crash

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Indian Science

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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ India

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1974

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Homi Bhabha built India's nuclear science base