Declassified U.S. Nuclear Test Film #18

0800018 - Operation Wigwam, Commanders Report - 1955 - 35:45 - Color - The U.S. Navy, envisioning a war in which atomic depth charges would be used, wanted to learn how much of a nuclear blast a well-built submarine could take. The submarine Skate had not withstood the BAKER explosion of Operation Crossroads.

At a location listed as "N 29 degrees, W 126 degrees," about 500 miles southwest of San Diego, a deep underwater, weapons effects nuclear test, WIGWAM, rumbled through the ocean. A model submarine experiment submerged beneath a floating barge vanished after the 30-kiloton burst of power from Operation Wigwam on May 14, 1955.

A combination of high winds and rough seas prevented recovery of much of the test data. Approximately 6,500 personnel took part in this operation.

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• WMD
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• atomic
• cancer

[clbou812]

umm.... sir, the device works and the whales, dolphins and tuna have surrendered unexpectedly and unconditionally. lol What a great idea this was!

[Ganiscol]

But the most exciting time for (nuclear) scientists and the industrial-military complex because anything could be done under the premise of national security, regardless of how stupid and/or pointless it was. :]

[palqueseva]

the most boring chapter in the nuclear test film series