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Higgins, Christopher

Nuclear Submarine Disasters

120 pp. | Chelsea | December, 2001 | Library ISBN 0-7910-6329-1 $$21.95
(3) 4-6 Great Disasters: Reforms and Ramifications series. Framed by an account of the Kursk disaster, the central chapters of this book give a short history of nuclear submarines, then explain the U.S.'s Thresher and Scorpion losses, as well as its program to prevent such occurrences. Russia's more numerous disasters are also explored. Black-and-white photos and a few diagrams illustrate the text. Generally clear prose is supplemented by a chronology. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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