The May 1998 Pokhran tests: scientific aspects

Atoms for Peace

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-58

  Chidambaram, R ^a  

^a Government of India   (India)

Author keywords

nuclear tests; nuclear weapons

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969447084     PISSN: 1741640X     EISSN: 17416418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/AFP.2008.019890     Document Type: Article

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