Pokhran-II was a successful operation, Kalam asserts

Bangalore, Aug 28 (PTI) Former India President A P J
Abdul Kalam Friday asserted that Pokhran-II nuclear tests
conducted in 1998 during the National Democratic Alliance
(NDA) regime were "successful", dismissing the claims by a
former defence scientist to the contrary.

"Scientists know what it is. It has been a successful
operation," Kalam, who as Director General of the Defence
Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) spearheaded the
tests, told reporters here on the sidelines of a function.

Kalam initially refused to respond to questions by
reporters on the claim made by former defence scientist K
Santhanam that the yield in the thermonuclear device test was
much lower than what was declared, but later said the test was
a "successful operation".

Rejecting Santhanam's claims, Kalam had yesterday said
the data collated by the team has established that the design
yield of the thermonuclear test has been obtained. PTI BH
DDC


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