What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1955
- Kind
- Nuclear test
- Yield (kt)
- 30
- Where
- Offuswcoast
- Coordinates
- 29.00° N, 126.00° W
- Yield kt
- 30
- Type
- uw
- Purpose
- British test, effects of nuclear weapons
- Reported by
- DOE
Operation Wigwam
1955 U.S. nuclear test
Operation Wigwam involved a single test of the Mark 90 "Betty" nuclear bomb. It was conducted between Operation Teapot and Project 56 on May 14, 1955, about 500 miles (800 km) southwest of San Diego, California. 6,800 personnel aboard 30 ships were involved in Wigwam.
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- Nuclear explosions 1945–1998SIPRI / FOA, via TidyTuesdayNo licence stated