USS Scorpion Tragedy: Theories Behind the 1968 Submarine Disaster During the Cold War, the U.S. Navy maintained a strong safety record for its nuclear-powered submarines. Still, two were lost to ...

The Soviet submarine K-129, armed with 3 nuclear missiles ... It was a cat-and-mouse game beneath the ocean waves. USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was one of a number of Skipjack-class nuclear submarines ...