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In 2009, a collision occurred between two nuclear-armed submarines, the UK's HMS Vanguard and France's Le Triomphant, deep in the Atlantic Ocean.
Sometimes surveillance missions go awry and ships or subs can be damaged. Key point: Accidents happen, but it is a big problem when nuclear fuel or weapons are involved. Here are some close calls that happened during the Cold War. It was common throughout the Cold War for NATO and Soviet submarines to stalk surface ships and other submarines in order to gather intelligence and work out tactics for sinking the vessels in the event the conflict escalated into a shooting war. More than once, these undersea stalkings went awry. Collisions damaged ships and subs on both sides. In 1984, the Soviet...
More than once, these undersea stalkings went awry. Here's What You Need to Remember: Kate Hudson from the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament told The Guardian that the 1974 incident, which became public only in 2017, exposed the “enormous risks” of nuclear weapons. “The history of nuclear weapons is a history of near misses, accidents, potential catastrophes and cover-ups.” It was common throughout the Cold War for NATO and Soviet submarines to stalk surface ships and other submarines in order to gather intelligence and work out tactics for sinking the vessels in the event the conflic...