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A Russian Nuclear Submarine Sank: Some of the Crew Survived, But Couldn't Be Saved
In August 2000, the Russian nuclear-powered submarine Kursk sank in the Barents Sea after an explosion in its torpedo room, ...
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A 'Torpedo Malfunction' Sank a Russian Oscar-Class 'Carrier-Killer' Submarine
On August 12, 2000, two explosions shook the Barents Sea, marking the beginning of a tragic disaster for the Russian submarine Kursk. The Oscar-class submarine, designed to carry cruise missiles, ...
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How a Hydrogen Peroxide Torpedo Sunk a Russian Nuclear Submarine
In 2000, Russia’s Kursk submarine, designed to destroy aircraft carriers, suffered a catastrophic torpedo explosion during a ...
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Putin's slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
It's something seen since his earliest days in power — starting with the sinking 24 years ago of a nuclear submarine that was named for the Battle of Kursk. On Aug. 19, 2000, less than a year ...
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From Kursk to Kursk: Putin’s attempt to project an image as Russia’s ‘protector’ has been punctured throughout his 25 years in power
has echoes of yet another earlier “Kursk” crisis: the 2000 sinking of the nuclear submarine that bears the region’s name. The Kursk sank during exercises in the Barents Sea after an ...
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The Command - Full Cast & Crew
Based on a real story, the film recounts the 2000 K-141 Kursk submarine disaster. It tells the story of the Russian nuclear submarine as it's sinking to the bottom of the Barents Sea and the ...
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Putin’s slow response to the Kursk attack could test the patience of some of his backers in Russia
It’s something seen since his earliest days in power — starting with the sinking 24 years ago of a nuclear submarine that was named for the Battle of Kursk. On Aug. 19, 2000, less than a year ...