The test provided critical data on underwater nuclear effects for anti‑submarine warfare and civil‑defense planning during the Cold War.
On May 14, 1955, the U.S. Navy detonated a 30‑kiloton nuclear device far off the California coast in Operation Wigwam to evaluate the effects of a deep‑underwater explosion.
The test provided critical data on underwater nuclear effects for anti‑submarine warfare and civil‑defense planning during the Cold War.
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