India conducted second nuke tests on this day 20 years ago
On May 11, 1998, India commenced its second nuclear tests under Operation Shakti at an Army Range in Rajasthan's Pokhran. After successfully conducting five detonations two days later, then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared India a full-fledged nuclear weapons state. Later, India committed to a 'no first use nuclear policy', wherein it will not use the weapons unless attacked first.