Underwater Chernobyl: The Disaster That Was the Soviet Union’s November-Class Submarines

July 28, 2021 Topic: USSR Region: Europe Blog Brand: The Reboot Tags: MilitaryRussiaTechnologyNavyUS NavySoviet NavyHistorySubmarine

Underwater Chernobyl: The Disaster That Was the Soviet Union’s November-Class Submarines

The power of the November class’s reactors was bought at the price of safety and reliability.

 

Sébastien Roblin holds a Master’s Degree in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University and served as a university instructor for the Peace Corps in China. He has also worked in education, editing, and refugee resettlement in France and the United States. He currently writes on security and military history for War Is Boring.

This article first appeared in January 2017 and is being reprinted due to reader interest.

 

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