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In the 1960s, during the Cold War, the CIA and India’s intelligence (like Intelligence Bureau) planned a secret mission. ⚛️The goal: spy on China’s nuclear missile activity after tensions like the Sino-Indian War. • They chose Nanda Devi, one of India’s highest peaks, to install a surveillance device. What was the “nuclear device”? It was not a bomb. It was a radioisotope power generator (RTG) using plutonium to power sensors in extreme cold. This device would run for years without batteries. 🏔️How it got lost •In 1965, a team of climbers tried to place the device on the mountain. But a violent blizzard forced them to retreat. They left the device secured on the mountain, planning to return later. • When they came back... it was gone. ? Where did it go? • The device was never recovered. • It’s believed that: • It may have been buried under snow/ avalanche, or Fallen into a glacier, slowly moving through ice over decades. ⚠️Why it’s controversial The generator contained radioactive plutonium. • • • There were fears it could: Leak into rivers like the Ganges system Cause environmental damage 🧠What happened after? A second mission successfully installed a similar device on another peak, Nanda Kot. • The original device on Nanda Devi remains lost to this day.

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This post was published on 04th June, 2026 by Shilpa on her Instagram handle "@nomad.shilpa (Shilpaa Chaudhary)". Shilpa has total 8.8K followers on Instagram and has a total of 953 post.This post has received 65 Likes which are lower than the average likes that Shilpa gets. Shilpa receives an average engagement rate of 0.84% per post on Instagram. This post has received 3 comments which are than the average comments that Shilpa gets. Overall the engagement rate for this post was lower than the average for the profile.