Word: nuclear
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WASHINGTON--A nuclear-powered Soviet submarine appears to have sunk more than 300 miles off the coast of Norway after suffering an underwater accident and catching fire, U.S. and Norwegian officials said yesterday...
According to Jane's, the vessel is powered by two nuclear reactors and is believed to carry a crew of about...
...sources stressed, however, it was unclear whether the nuclear propulsion section of the Russian sub had been the source of the accident or involved in any fires...
...accident with the Mike comes two-and-a-quarter-years after a Soviet "Yankee-class" missile submarine sank off the coast of North Carolina after an explosion and fire. That fire was believed to have involved the liquid fuel propellant inside a nuclear missile...
According to William Arkin, a specialist on nuclear weaponry with the liberal think tank Institute for Policy Studies, the Soviet navy has suffered more than 200 serious accidents with submarines just since...