Russia is somewhat unique in using very high proof hydrogen peroxide with their torpedos. An accident with one of their conventional torpedos is entirely capabl

Russia is somewhat unique in using very high proof hydrogen peroxide with their torpedos. An accident with one of their conventional torpedos is entirely capable of destroying a sub. Other nations have avoided this approach for exactly this risk. Coverups were also the natural inclination of the USSR government. The Kursk is just one of the instances where their approach backfired, arguably the most significant next to Chernobyl.