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'Navigational Error' Caused a Nuclear Submarine To Hit an Undersea Mountain
In 2007, the British Royal Navy’s HMS Superb, a Swiftsure-class nuclear-powered submarine, collided with an undersea mountain ...
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Don’t Disrupt COP29 with Nagorno-Karabakh
The climate change conference is an opportunity for constructive engagement, not as a chance to derail progress on climate ...
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Why A U.S. Nuclear Attack Submarine Slammed Into an Oil Tanker
In November 2002, the Norwegian tanker Norman Lady collided with an unidentified object in the Mediterranean, later ...
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Why Doesn't the Navy Sell Old Aircraft Carriers?
While the U.S. Navy sold several warships to foreign nations after World War II, it has been cautious about selling capital ...
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The Last Months of Hassan Nasrallah
When trying to understand the root causes of the violence towards Israel and increasing instability across the Middle East, ...
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Diesel Submarine Threat: When U.S. Aircraft Carriers Were Sunk in War Games
Naval exercises are vital for training and uncovering vulnerabilities, as demonstrated in multiple war games where ...
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Seawolf-Class Submarine Slammed Into Underwater Mountain Near China
The USS Connecticut, one of three advanced Seawolf-class submarines in the U.S. Navy, suffered a major accident in 2021, ...
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The Risk of an Accidental Nuclear Exchange is Growing
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, the potential for miscommunication or technological failure highlights the urgent need ...
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A Russian Nuclear Submarine 'Became Instantly Flooded' and Sank
The Soviet K-429, a nuclear-powered submarine, is infamous for sinking not once, but twice. In 1983, while still undergoing ...
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A Navy Nuclear Submarine Crashed Into an 'Underwater Mountain' at Top Speed
The USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles-class nuclear submarine, survived a catastrophic collision with an uncharted seamount in ...
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Russian Attack Submarine Sank with Nuclear Missiles Never Recovered
The Soviet K-278 Komsomolets, a titanium-hulled "Mike-class" submarine, set the record for the deepest dive by a military ...
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How a Navy Nuclear Sub Smashed Into an Underwater Seamount and Didn't Sink
In 2005, the USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles-class submarine, collided with an uncharted undersea mountain, resulting in ...