<P> Smiling Buddha ( MEA designation : Pokhran - I ) was the assigned code name of India 's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974 . The bomb was detonated on the army base , Pokhran Test Range ( PTR ) , in Rajasthan by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals . </P>
<P> Smiling Buddha ( MEA designation : Pokhran - I ) was the assigned code name of India 's first successful nuclear bomb test on 18 May 1974 . The bomb was detonated on the army base , Pokhran Test Range ( PTR ) , in Rajasthan by the Indian Army under the supervision of several key Indian generals . </P>
when did india conduct her first nuclear test
when did india conduct her first nuclear test
18 May 1974
18 May 1974