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May 8, 1945 - World War II in Europe ends. May 15, 1957 - The United Kingdom tests its first thermonuclear weapon at Christmas Island in the Pacific. May 18, 1974 - India conducts an underground nuclear test at Pokharan in the Rajasthen desert, codenamed the "Smiling Buddha." The government claims it is a peaceful test, but it is actually part of an accelerated weapons program. May 24, 2002 - United States President George W. Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin sign the Strategic Offensive Reduction Treaty (SORT) and a Joint Statement, agreeing to reduce operationally deployed offensive strategic nuclear weapons to between 1,700 and 2,200 by 2012.

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