commgrp@silver.bacs.indiana.edu (BACS Data Communications Group) (04/18/89)
From: BACS Data Communications Group <commgrp@silver.bacs.indiana.edu>
I heard an ex-submariner say that he had seen U.S. subs come into port
with Russian practice-torpedoes embedded in their sails. Seems they
wanted some for study, so deliberately got in front of them. It's a
good story but seems terribly risky-- how do they know the warheads
are dummy? Same question should prevent their subs and ours from
harrassing each other with practice torpedoes.
--
Frank Reid W9MKV @ K9IU reidgold.bacs.indiana.edu
{inuxc,rutgers,uunet!uiucdcs,pur-ee}!iuvax!silver!commgrpeugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya) (04/19/89)
From: eos!eugene@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Eugene Miya)
No need to.
Several torpedoes and various types of warheads (including nuclear)
were recovered by the Glomar Challenger. You can read about some of
this in the book, A Matter of Risk, on the mission. Check a library.
I got my copy at the Caltech Bookstore (with various photos) years
ago. My copy long ago disappeared into LLNL when I leant it to
an ex-Ames now LLNL Division chief. Both the GC and HMB-1 (sail by
it every Friday in Redwood City [right next to NeXT] sit in
various parts of the SF Bay. Perhaps they can be used to recover the
7-8 nukes (reactors) from the environmental hazards [half joking]. ;)
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