How the United States Lost a Nuclear Device and Recovered an Indian Friend

The article recounts a secret 1965 CIA operation to place a nuclear-powered surveillance device on a Himalayan peak, conducted jointly with India's Intelligence Bureau during the Cold War. The device was subsequently lost, creating a diplomatic and nuclear security incident. The story is framed around how a casual conversation at a Washington cocktail party sparked the covert mission and its implications for U.S.-India relations.