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What was Code named as Operation Smiling Buddha?

  1. Operation agains ULFA militants in North eastern Province

  2. Indio china war

  3. Indian Nuclear Weapons Program

  4. Kargil War
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Explanation

Operation Smiling Buddha was the code name for India's first successful nuclear weapons test conducted on May 18, 1974, at Pokhran, Rajasthan. The test made India the first nation outside the five permanent UN Security Council members to possess nuclear weapons. It was a peaceful nuclear explosion (PNE) conducted by the Atomic Energy Commission.

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