Shakti series
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The Shakti series refers to India’s 1998 underground nuclear tests conducted at Pokhran, which marked the country’s emergence as an overt nuclear weapons state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian nuclear weapons program event
ⓘ
nuclear test series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pokhran-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Operation Shakti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| date |
1998-05-11
ⓘ
1998-05-13 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
development of India’s nuclear doctrine
ⓘ
formalization of India’s no-first-use policy ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Defence Research and Development Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
altered strategic balance in South Asia
ⓘ
prompted Pakistan’s 1998 nuclear tests ⓘ |
| includesTest |
Shakti I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shakti II NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti III NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Shakti V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Pokhran Test Range
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pokhran, Rajasthan, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 5 ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Pokhran-I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Smiling Buddha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
demonstration of nuclear weapons capability
ⓘ
development of credible nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
India’s declaration as a nuclear weapons state
ⓘ
international sanctions on India ⓘ |
| securityClassification | highly secret until execution ⓘ |
| significance | marked India’s emergence as an overt nuclear weapons state ⓘ |
| supervisedBy |
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Department of Atomic Energy (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| technologyDemonstrated |
fission weapon design
ⓘ
sub-kiloton precision testing ⓘ thermonuclear weapon design ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground shaft ⓘ |
| testSiteOperator | Indian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType |
sub-kiloton nuclear test
ⓘ
thermonuclear test ⓘ underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| testYieldCategory |
kiloton
ⓘ
sub-kiloton ⓘ |
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