Operation WIGWAM.
Abstract
The Joint Chiefs of Staff have recognized the necessity for a deep underwater test of an atomic weapon to be conducted as a Joint Department of Defense/Atomic Energy Commission test. The Chief of Naval Operations has been designated as the Executive Agent of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct this test, under the code name of Operation WIGWAM. The chief objective of Operation WIGWAM is to determine with satisfactory accuracy at what ranges, under various conditions, a submarine or surface vessel will be destroyed by a deep underwater atomic explosion. The second objective is to determine the hazards to the delivery vehicle and its supporting forces. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 25, 1955
- Accession Number
- ADA078579