2/29/2024 0 Comments Kursk submarine songThe tragic events that unfolded during this exercise were covered up by Russian and NATO officials for almost twenty years. The Kursk had been selected to test fire the Shkval torpedo during the exercise, and on August 12, the USS Toledo snuck in close to record the firing. Now desperate for intelligence information, the NSA tasked two spy subs, the USS Memphis and USS Toledo, to monitor an upcoming Russian naval exercise in the Barents Sea in August 2000. This frightening weapon used secret technology that allowed it to hit 200 knots underwater, making it four times faster than a U.S. spy-former naval officer Edmond Pope-thrown into jail for trying to obtain plans for Russia’s top secret Shkval rocket torpedo. This platform propelled Putin to 53% of the vote in March 2000.Įight days after Putin was elected president, he ordered a U.S. He then pointed to the Kursk’s mission success and promised to rebuild the Russian navy, which would provide jobs and prosperity to an impoverished nation. Putin, whose father had been a Russian submariner, later visited a Russian naval base and completed a ceremony to become an honorary submariner. The Kursk returned to fanfare, and Vladimir Putin, struggling in the polls with only 2 percent of the presidential vote, met with the Kursk’s captain and praised the crew. antisubmarine warfare (ASW) forces could not detect the Kursk, which could have obliterated the Roosevelt with one push of a button. In August 1999, the Kursk undertook a secret mission to sneak in close to the USS Theodore Roosevelt-an aircraft carrier featured in the news in 2020 due to a COVID-19 outbreak. Moreover, the Kursk submarine propelled Putin to power and its demise allowed him to rebuild Russia and ignite a new cold war with the West. spy submarine had collided with the Kursk. The Russians claimed that an antiquated torpedo had exploded and caused the incident, that the twenty-three survivors in the aft section died on the first day, and that a U.S. The Russian submarine Kursk was lost with all hands-118 souls-during a naval exercise in the Barents Sea. The Untold Truth About the Kursk Submarine DisasterĪugmarked the twentieth anniversary of the most terrifying tragedy in submarine naval history. Reed, for taking the time to join us today, the blog is now yours. I’m incredibly honored to welcome him to the blog today as he discusses the Kursk submarine disaster. Reed is retired submariner and a writer of nonfiction as well as fiction oft focusing on the military. Craig Reed, author of Status-6, a military thriller. Today, I get to introduce you to a new-to-me author and I hope that you’ll be adding his books to your TBR list. This is just one of many reasons I love virtual book tours. Yes, I know that I have thousands of titles already on my TBR list, but I’m always looking for new books and new-to-me authors. This Spring has been the first time in almost year that I’ve been reading other genres, namely more historical fiction, mystery, thrillers, suspense, etc. Since the pandemic began, I’ve been reading quite a bit of romance, not to mention re-re-reading some favorites. I hope you’re all enjoying the warmer weather and getting plenty of reading done.
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