The Shark That Took Down A Nuclear Submarine

Will Lockett
Published in
5 min readJul 25, 2021

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It was the 70s. Apollo 13 has made its remarkable return home, the Beatles have broken up and the Cold War is in full swing. An American nuclear submarine was on patrol, searching for their Russian counterparts in a clandestine game of cat and mouse when suddenly, without warning, something attacked. Their radar and microphones were destroyed beyond repair leaving the Americans blind in the water. Fear struck at…

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Will Lockett

Independent journalist covering global politics, climate change and technology. Get articles early at www.planetearthandbeyond.co