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A Russian Nuclear Submarine Sank: Some of the Crew Survived, But Couldn't Be Saved
The 2000 sinking of the Russian submarine Kursk in the Barents Sea remains one of the worst naval disasters in Russian ...
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A Russian Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Caught Fire for a Strange Reason
The Russian Navy's safety record has long been called into question, especially following numerous incidents involving its ...
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The U.S. Navy Worried Russia's Admiral Kuznetsov Aircraft Carrier Might Sink
Russia’s only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, has long been a symbol of the country’s naval aspirations despite ...
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How 1 Angry Worker Destroyed a Navy Los-Angeles Nuclear Submarine
In 2012, a civilian shipyard worker named Casey James Fury set fire to the USS Miami, a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered ...
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Nuclear Warheads Lost: Russia Lost a Titanium Submarine That Leaks Radiation
The Soviet nuclear submarine K-278 Komsomolets sank in the Barents Sea on April 7, 1989, after a fire broke out onboard, ...
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Top 5 Weapons Taiwan Needs to Defend Itself Against a China Invasion
China’s invasion of Taiwan could happen sooner than expected, and Taiwan’s military is unprepared to defend against it for ...
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Russia and North Korea’s Partnership of Pariahs: Will it Last?
Moscow’s interest in Pyongyang will hold only as long as the Ukraine War continues.
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Russia's Aircraft Carrier and Battlecruisers: Wasted Billions of Dollars in 'Rust'
Russia's Kirov-class battlecruiser and its only aircraft carrier, Admiral Kuznetsov, have become national embarrassments due ...
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The Renewed Russia-North Korea Alliance: What Has (and Hasn’t) Changed From the Past
Unlike the 1961 treaty, which had to be renewed every ten years and was finally terminated in 1996, the fact that the 2024 ...
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How a U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine 'Imploded'
On April 10, 1963, the USS Thresher, a nuclear-powered submarine, tragically sank during deep-diving tests 220 miles off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. All 129 crew members and civilian ...
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A U.S. Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Was Nearly Destroyed When it Ran Aground
In October 2003, the USS Hartford, a U.S. nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class submarine, ran aground off the coast of Sardinia.
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Floating Coffins of Floating Airbases: Are Navy Aircraft Carriers Destined for Failure?
Aircraft carriers, once the cornerstone of U.S. naval dominance, face growing criticism due to their vulnerability to modern ...