The story behind Pokhran: How one 'peaceful explosion' in 1974 made India a nuclear power by 1998

India's nuclear journey began with the 1974 'Peaceful Nuclear Explosion' at Pokhran, making it the sixth nation to harness ...
The National Interest

How India Is Becoming a Nuclear Weapons Powerhouse

India’s nuclear arsenal has always been modest—large enough to deter China and Pakistan from a first strike, and not ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

Operation Mixed Company simulated a nuclear explosion with a million pounds of TNT

On Nov. 13, 1972, Terry Christensen was working in his office at Dixon Inc. on Orchard Mesa when he, like others, “felt the tremor.” He added. “We went out and saw the smoke. We saw a mushroom cloud, ...

Desert, Secrecy and a Smiling Buddha: How India Secretly Became a Nuclear Power Twice

From Pokhran in 1974 to the tests of 1998, India’s nuclear journey unfolded through secrecy, sanctions, and strategic risk, ...
Veritasium on MSN

Watch the first nuclear explosion unfold - then came the realization

Watch how the first atomic bomb test unfolded, as scientists pushed the limits of physics in a race to end the war. Behind the scenes, there were real fears that the explosion could trigger a chain ...
AOL

Mysterious 2020 explosion in China had hallmarks of nuclear test, US official alleges

A senior U.S. official offered new details Tuesday night about an alleged nuclear bomb test conducted by China in June 2020. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw spoke at a Hudson Institute ...
Business Insider

This nuclear-explosion simulator shows where radioactive fallout would blow using today's weather

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...