The tests were conducted in Pokhran, a small desert town in Rajasthan. The first nuclear tests, during the time of Indira Gandhi, had also been conducted there. The tests this time were more comprehensive. It now appears that to boost his sagging image, Narasimha Rao had also planned a nuclear test in 1995. However, American satellites, that keep a tab on developments across the world, had picked up signals about a possible test and
