[cunning_fish]

>>>Russian nuke sub accidents are a proud tradition in the Russian Navy. Kinda like a cultural icon.<<<

They had too many of these subs. It contributes to a bad statistics.

[jmacusa]

In the days of the old Soviet Union they had more disasters then was ever known to the outside world. The subs already out in international waters couldn't be hidden from the West because they had to surface once the reactors were compromised. The K-19 was a really bad one and there was the tragedy of the Kursk. Life is pretty much worthless in Russia, at least in the days of the Party, the workers state really didn't give a rip about human life.