Operation Shakti
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Operation Shakti was the codename for India’s series of underground nuclear tests conducted in May 1998 at Pokhran, which marked the country’s emergence as a declared nuclear weapons state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian military operation
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nuclear test series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pokhran-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
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Defence Research and Development Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryOfLocation | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | May 1998 ⓘ |
| domain | nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| endDate | 1998-05-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Chagai-I
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Chagai-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
accelerated Pakistan’s nuclear tests in 1998
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altered South Asian strategic balance ⓘ |
| involvedTechnology |
boosted fission device
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plutonium implosion device ⓘ thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| location |
Pokhran
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Pokhran Test Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchInvolved | Indian Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
provoked global diplomatic reactions
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triggered international sanctions against India ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian nuclear weapons programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Pokhran-I
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Smiling Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of nuclear capability
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nuclear weapons development ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | India became a declared nuclear weapons state ⓘ |
| startDate | 1998-05-11 ⓘ |
| state | Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee NERFINISHED ⓘ R. Chidambaram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testDevice |
Shakti I
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Shakti II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti III NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | desert region ⓘ |
| testType |
subsurface test
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underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| yieldClassification |
fission test
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thermonuclear test ⓘ |
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