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A similar thing happened when the USS Scorpion sunk. The Navy wanted to check the wreckage and recover or destroy the nuclear warheads, but without tipping-off
by whoopdedo 11y ago
A similar thing happened when the USS Scorpion sunk. The Navy wanted to check the wreckage and recover or destroy the nuclear warheads, but without tipping-off the Soviets. So they hired Robert Ballard and had him use the cover story of searching for the Titanic. That he actually found it was a nice bonus.
So remember not too long ago when James Cameron made a big deal about exploring the Mariana Trench? Makes you wonder what else was down there that we won't find out about for another 40 years.
- ceejayoz 11y agoWhat? Ballard found the Titanic in 1985. Scorpion was found in 1968, by a Navy ship as part of a public search. edit: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080602-titanic-secret_2.html http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080602-titan... says Ballard was involved in checking the nuclear reactors of Scorpion and Thresher to make sure they were safe, but that was years after their wrecks were found, and not nuclear warheads.