America and other western countries tried
their best to stop India from doing another nuclear test.
India has used
CIRUS nuclear reactor (that was supplied by Canada & it used American Heavy
water) for producing weapon grade plutonium for its 1st nuclear test on 1974.
India had verbally assured that India would only use the reactor for peaceful
purposes. There was high outrage over Indian nuclear test & NSG (Nuclear
Supplier Group) was formed in reaction to the Indian tests to check
international nuclear proliferation. After 1974 tests, India hardly received
any western support in its civilian nuclear program.
Americans
always wanted to prevent nuclear test by India & Pakistan. They had put a
satellite specially to detect Indian nuclear test preparation. India had plan
to test nuclear device in 1995 but the preparations were detected by American
satellites. President Clinton is said to have spoken personally to PM Narasimha
Rao to dissuade him from testing in 1995 & American ambassador warned India
of dire economic sanctions. Then Narasimha Rao told PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
that the bomb was ready. He just need to exploded it. This time Indian
scientists were fully ready & they fooled American satellites and conducted
Nuclear tests in full secrecy.
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