How a Nuclear Sub Disaster Impacted This Soviet Operation

Name: How a Nuclear Sub Disaster Impacted This Soviet Operation
Uploaded: 2018-07-26T09:27:44Z
Duration: 3 min 30 s
Description: A reactor failure on a K-19 nuclear sub in 1961 ended up killing several crew members due to radiation poisoning. It was a horrifying episode that would have ramifications for a later, top-secret Soviet operation.

From:Cuban Crisis

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A reactor failure on a K-19 nuclear sub in 1961 ended up killing several crew members due to radiation poisoning. It was a horrifying episode that would have ramifications for a later, top-secret Soviet operation.