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Rajagopala Chidambaram, architect of Pokhran-2, passes away at 88
MUMBAI: Rajagopala Chidambaram (88), India’s foremost nuclear weapons designer and the architect of Pokhran-2 –the country’s second nuclear weapons test in May 1998, passed away at 3.20am on ...
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Nuclear scientist R Chidambaram who played key role in Pokhran tests of 1974 and 1998 dies at 88
He played an integral role in the nation's first nuclear test in 1974, and led the Department of Atomic Energy team during the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. His contributions established India ...
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Man behind Pokhran nuclear tests, physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, passes away
Eminent physicist Rajagopala Chidambaram, pivotal in India’s 1974 and 1998 nuclear tests, passed away at 88. He held significant roles, including principal scientific adviser and director of ...
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R Chidambaram, Architect Of Operation Smiling Buddha, Dies At 88
He is also believed to have coined the term 'peaceful nuclear explosion' for the 1974 Pokhran test. For his role in ... May 1974 and was central to Pokhran-2 in May 1998. Between 2002 and 2018 ...
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Dr Rajagopala Chidambaram, architect of India’s nuclear programme, dies at 88
Chidambaram display the victory symbol during a visit to the Shakti 1 test site, where India tested nuclear devices a week earlier, in Pokhran, India.(AP) Chidambaram was a pivotal figure in India ...
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Rajagopala Chidambaram, architect of Pokhran-2, passes away at 88
Rajagopala Chidambaram, India's leading nuclear weapons designer and architect of the Pokhran-2 tests, passed away at ... nation’s first nuclear weapons test on May 18,1974, at Pokhran, he ...