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Jeez...when I start thinking about the probability of this happening (it's very, very small), and then the probability of an incident occurring wherein the nuclear warheads somehow manage to detonate (even smaller), it blows my mind that this could happen.
On CNN yesterday, it sounded as if one of the subs dented up its nose pretty badly; I think it was the French sub as I recall that they mentioned the sonar had been damaged on this vessel. Some of the payload is located in the nose.
Part of the issue is that since the end of the Cold War, militaries have had a difficult time adjusting to the lack of a clear enemy. We've responded to this in the United States with the Global War on Terror (when you've gone so long with a boogeyman, it's hard to let go), but we still have protocols and practices that are more in line with what we were doing in the Cold War. Obviously, other militaries are having the same problem.
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