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The Mysterious Submarine at the Center of the Cold War
06:26 - 09:59 (03:32)
In 1968, the Soviet submarine K-129, armed with nuclear missiles, sunk in the Pacific Ocean, northwest of Hawaii. This event set off a race between the US and the Soviets to salvage the remains to gain intelligence and potentially prevent a potential nuclear attack.
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The Soviet Union's K-129 submarine, which was carrying nuclear missiles, sank in the middle of the Cold War in 1968, and has remained a mystery ever since.
06:26 - 08:44 (02:18)
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The Soviet Union's K-129 submarine, which was carrying nuclear missiles, sank in the middle of the Cold War in 1968, and has remained a mystery ever since. The possibility of salvaging a nuclear warhead and the potential threat it posed to the United States makes it one of the most intriguing submarine disappearences in history.
ChapterThe Mysterious Submarine at the Center of the Cold War
EpisodeSelects: Project Azorian: The CIA's Super 70s Mission To Steal A Sunken Soviet Sub
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In 1968, the United States officially located the lost submarine that disappeared years earlier.
08:44 - 09:59 (01:14)
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In 1968, the United States officially located the lost submarine that disappeared years earlier. However, some experts believe that this story might be a cover-up for other covert operations, so it should be taken with a grain of salt.