The first Indian nuclear test, codenamed Smiling Buddha, was conducted on May 18, 1974, at Pokhran, Rajasthan. This project, often referred to as SNEP, was approved during the tenure of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Which Indian Prime Minister gave go ahead for the Subterranean Nuclear Explosion Project (SNEP)?
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2019 · Topic: Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defence Technologies (Nuclear Hardening and Shielding Technologies)
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Answer: C. Indira Gandhi
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