Ref the FBI, one of the most interesting data points is that the terrorist story was out there for a few days.
Suddenly, all media switched to the exploding fuel tank. They clearly received orders.
Aviation Week had many letters from retired Boeing engineers calling BS on the fuel tank story.
Then, you have the retired NTSB guy’s telling about the tampering with the wreckage.
The culture on nuke subs is only relevant if someone comes forward.
BTW, the sub may not have been an operational nuke boat.
You have heard of the Electric Boat company?
They were located near the scene of the disaster. Yup. Same company makes missiles right?
To make something perfectly clear, I am not blaming the Navy or armed forces for this tragedy.
In this case, I can understand a coverup.
There are enemies both foreign and domestic who want to uncover black programs. They hate secrecy and our advanced capabilities.
What bothered me most about this incident was that foreign intelligence was not fooled for a moment. They saw the reports of missiles rising without a surface vessel and knew what we had.
The propaganda coverup was to fool our people.
Never trust the media