who was india's prime minister when its first nuclear test were conducted
Pokhran-II Pokhran-II consisted of five detonations, the first of which was a fusion bomb while the remaining four were fission bombs.[2] The tests were initiated on 11 May 1998, under the assigned code name Operation Shakti, with the detonation of one fusion and two fission bombs.[2] On 13 May 1998, two additional fission devices were detonated,[4] and the Indian government led by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee shortly convened a press conference to declare India a full-fledged nuclear state.[4] The tests resulted in a variety of sanctions against India by a number of major states, including Japan and the United States.[5]