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Crash Reminds Us of Dangers of Nuke-Armed Subs

Cold War is over, but dangerous machines still stalk the oceans

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 26, 2009 4:59 PM CST

(Newser) – The Cold War is over, and the threats of terrorism and economic collapse have made it easy to forget about the possibility of sudden, total annihilation by nuclear weapons. Until, that is, last week’s collision between French and British nuclear submarines, Clemens Höges...   Read full story »

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