Smiling Buddha
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Smiling Buddha was India’s first successful nuclear test, conducted in 1974 at Pokhran and marking the country’s entry into the group of nuclear-capable states.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Smiling Buddha canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6399541 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smiling Buddha Context triple: [Pokhran-II nuclear tests, precededBy, Smiling Buddha]
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A.
Tsar Bomba
Tsar Bomba was a Soviet hydrogen bomb detonated in 1961, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested in history.
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B.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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C.
Castle Bravo
Castle Bravo was the United States’ first and most powerful dry-fuel thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb test, conducted in 1954 and infamous for its unexpectedly massive yield and severe radioactive fallout.
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D.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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E.
Ivy Mike
Ivy Mike was the first successful full-scale test of a thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb conducted by the United States in 1952.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Smiling Buddha Target entity description: Smiling Buddha was India’s first successful nuclear test, conducted in 1974 at Pokhran and marking the country’s entry into the group of nuclear-capable states.
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A.
Tsar Bomba
Tsar Bomba was a Soviet hydrogen bomb detonated in 1961, the most powerful nuclear weapon ever tested in history.
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B.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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C.
Castle Bravo
Castle Bravo was the United States’ first and most powerful dry-fuel thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb test, conducted in 1954 and infamous for its unexpectedly massive yield and severe radioactive fallout.
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D.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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E.
Ivy Mike
Ivy Mike was the first successful full-scale test of a thermonuclear (hydrogen) bomb conducted by the United States in 1952.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nuclear test ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pokhran-I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Indira Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Smiling Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conductedBy |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| countryStatusAfterTest | de facto nuclear weapons state ⓘ |
| coverStory | described as a peaceful nuclear explosion by Indian officials ⓘ |
| date | 1974-05-18 ⓘ |
| deviceCoreMaterial | plutonium ⓘ |
| deviceType | plutonium implosion device ⓘ |
| followedBy | Pokhran-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnPolicy | accelerated India’s strategic nuclear program ⓘ |
| impactOnSecurityDoctrine | laid groundwork for India’s later declared nuclear weapons status ⓘ |
| IndiraGandhiRole | Prime Minister of India ⓘ |
| internationalReaction |
contributed to formation and strengthening of Nuclear Suppliers Group
ⓘ
led to criticism from some Western countries ⓘ |
| locationType | Thar Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryInvolvement | Indian Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonProliferationContext | conducted while India was not a signatory to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ⓘ |
| peacefulNuclearExplosionClaim | yes ⓘ |
| politicalLeaderAtTime | Indira Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Indian civilian nuclear energy program ⓘ |
| programContext | Indian nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Rajasthan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedOrganization |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Atomic Energy (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Homi N. Sethna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indira Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Ramanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secrecyLevel | highly secret operation ⓘ |
| significance |
first successful nuclear test by India
ⓘ
marked India’s entry into the group of nuclear-capable states ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Homi N. Sethna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raja Ramanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyOrigin | indigenously developed in India ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground ⓘ |
| testMethod | shaft detonation ⓘ |
| testPurpose | demonstration of nuclear capability ⓘ |
| testShaftDepth | approximately 107 meters ⓘ |
| testSite | Pokhran Test Range NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testSiteLocation | Pokhran, Rajasthan, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1974 ⓘ |
| yield | approximately 8 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Smiling Buddha Description of subject: Smiling Buddha was India’s first successful nuclear test, conducted in 1974 at Pokhran and marking the country’s entry into the group of nuclear-capable states.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.