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MARK THOMPSON: It's not a red herring, but it's not really significant either. It simply looks really bad. The civilians may have been sitting at the controls during the emergency blow, but they were not controlling the vessel. Nobody controls a submarine's course during such an exercise...
Will these reports have any further impact on the political fallout from the accident?
When you've killed nine people in an accident, it's hard to see how much worse things could get. Of course, having civilians in these seats makes the incident look worse, but it's unlikely to deepen the damage. It's a tragic accident, but it's unlikely to...
Friday's sinking of a Japanese fishing boat by a U.S. submarine off Hawaii comes at a time of mounting criticism of the U.S. military presence in parts of Japan. How badly will this accident damage the U.S.-Japan military relationship?
Except for on the island of Okinawa, nobody in the Japanese power structure really wants the Americans to leave, because our presence is seen as a vital deterrent to North Korea and China. That's not going to change as a result of this submarine accident. On Okinawa, in particular...