Plutonium Mission in the Himalayas (Animated)

A secret CIA–India Cold War mission to spy on China ends in mystery when a nuclear-powered device vanishes in the Himalayas.
Decades later, the lost plutonium generator still lies hidden beneath Nanda Devi’s icy slopes.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:41 - Mission Genesis
01:51 - The Plan
03:29 - Why Nanda Devi?
05:05 - The 1965 Mission
05:55 - The Vanished Device
06:39 - Second Attempt – Nanda Kot
07:20 - Secrecy and Exposure
08:03 - Environmental Concerns
08:49 - Reflections and Legacy