Operation Wigwam was conducted between two series of nuclear test explosions, one of which was aimed to establish military tactics for ground forces on a nuclear battlefield and was preceded by which operation?
Operation Wigwam 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 mi southwest of San Diego, California. 6,800 personnel aboard 30 ships were involved in "Wigwam". The purpose of "Wigwam" was to determine the vulnerability of submarines to deeply detonated nuclear weapons, and to evaluate the feasibility of using such weapons in a combat situation. ("See" Report of Commander) The task force commander, Admiral John Sylvester, was embarked on the task force flagship USS "Mount McKinley" .
Operation Dropshot Operation Dropshot was the United States Department of Defense codename for a contingency plan for a possible nuclear and conventional war with the Soviet Union and its allies in order to counter the anticipated Soviet takeover of Western Europe, the Near East and parts of Eastern Asia expected to start around 1957. The plan was prepared in 1949 during the early stages of the Cold War and declassified in 1977. Although the scenario did make use of nuclear weapons, they were not expected to play a decisive role.