Project Sleeping Buddha
| Tai-Me Test Sleeping Buddha | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Country | Jerku |
| Test site | Tai-Me Test Zone |
| Period | 26 March 1975, 7:35 a.m. |
| Number of tests | 1 |
| Test type | Underground nuclear weapons testing |
| Device type | Fission |
| Max. yield | 10 kilotons of TNT (42 TJ) |
Sleeping Buddha (Government codename: Li-Ho) was the assigned code name of Jerku first and only successful nuclear bomb test on 26 March 1975. The bomb was detonated on the army base Tai-Me Test Zone, in the region known as Western Mountainous area of Jerku, by the Jerkuan's People Army under the supervision of several major Jerkuan generals.
Li-Ho was officially announced that it was a co-project between the then Socialist Republic of Jerku and the Beleroskov communist government. The Jerkuan government were economy were still struggling but was experiencing a steady growth due to the "Renovation" reforms, this add more to the fact that country was paranoid due to its rising economy and founding of many natural resources, the government decided to fund the nuclear project.