Pokhran Test Range
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Pokhran Test Range is an Indian military test site in Rajasthan best known as the country’s primary nuclear weapons testing ground.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military test range ⓘ |
| access | restricted military area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian nuclear doctrine
ⓘ
Indian strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryNuclearProgram | Indian nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| environment | arid climate ⓘ |
| firstNuclearTestName | Smiling Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstNuclearTestYear | 1974 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Pokhran-I nuclear test
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pokhran-II nuclear tests NERFINISHED ⓘ nuclear weapons testing ⓘ |
| location | Pokhran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchUser | Indian Army Artillery units ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Pokhran town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1974 Indian nuclear test Smiling Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
1998 Indian nuclear tests Operation Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearStatusImpact | demonstrated India’s nuclear weapons capability ⓘ |
| nuclearTestCountApprox | multiple underground nuclear detonations ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proximityToCity | near Jaisalmer ⓘ |
| region | Thar Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | primary nuclear weapons testing ground of India ⓘ |
| secondSeriesTestName | Operation Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondSeriesTestYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high-security military zone ⓘ |
| significance |
site of India’s 1998 nuclear tests
ⓘ
site of India’s first nuclear test ⓘ |
| state | Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key asset for India’s strategic forces ⓘ |
| subdivision | Jaisalmer district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | desert ⓘ |
| testingInfrastructure |
firing ranges
ⓘ
instrumentation facilities ⓘ underground test shafts ⓘ |
| testType |
conventional weapons tests
ⓘ
underground nuclear tests ⓘ |
| usedFor |
artillery testing
ⓘ
missile testing ⓘ weapons testing ⓘ |
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