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Top Gear Russia Magazine Accidentally Published An Image Of A Classified Submarine
Business Insider ^
| 1/12/2015
| Elena Holodny
Posted on 01/12/2015 4:07:21 PM PST by LonePalm
Top Gear Russia magazine accidentally published an image of a secret Russian submarine.
The Russian edition of the automobile magazine published a photo of the classified "AC-12 Project," a nuclear deep-water submarine, nicknamed "Losharik" after a children's movie.
This was first reported by the unofficial blog of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies and picked up by Slon Media, which reached out to an expert for commentary.
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: coldwar; russia; submarines
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To: Cyman
Still a great film after all these years. Almost as good as Down Periscope.
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01/12/2015 4:50:05 PM PST
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mylife
To: Cyman
Who knew Soviet bubblehead Captains had Scottish accents?
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posted on
01/12/2015 4:51:53 PM PST
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: Radagast the Fool
I thoroughly enjoyed "Phantom"
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01/12/2015 4:53:45 PM PST
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mylife
To: LonePalm
I got to board a Russian sub once in 1973... that was pretty interesting.
To: COBOL2Java
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01/12/2015 4:55:37 PM PST
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mylife
To: Radagast the Fool
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01/12/2015 4:59:33 PM PST
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mylife
To: mylife
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01/12/2015 5:00:52 PM PST
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TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: Afterguard
This boat is not secret. It's an old boat that was rebuilt to be a carrier for
the secret boat. The secret boat is carried under this one, and it is built for deep dives (up to 6000 meters, reportedly.) It is powered by a small nuclear reactor. There is absolutely nothing to see in this photo, as the top of the carrier is of no interest. You can't even tell if the secret sub was carried at that time (probably not - shallow water near the shore.)
Traditionally, submariners are a secretive bunch, and they would know better than to remain on the surface in day time near the shore if their boat represents any kind of secret. The entire deep-dive system doesn't even have much military use; it was used for geological purposes. Perhaps you could cut or intercept some cables with it, but modern encryption makes it not very valuable. The most valuable use of this sub, as far as I can think, is to discover all the sunken spanish ships and collect all the gold.
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01/12/2015 5:01:37 PM PST
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Greysard
To: TLI
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01/12/2015 5:02:29 PM PST
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mylife
To: mylife
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01/12/2015 5:06:04 PM PST
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TLI
( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
To: TLI
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01/12/2015 5:08:12 PM PST
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mylife
To: TLI
Hey boy watch that knife...
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posted on
01/12/2015 5:19:49 PM PST
by
Chode
(Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - 86-44)
To: mylife
I have not heard of this movie, thanks for posting the link to the trailer, I will check it out 😊!!
To: TLI
Says it can go 0-100 km/h in 7.6 seconds with a top speed of 235 km/h.
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01/12/2015 5:23:46 PM PST
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steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: Radagast the Fool
Reviews were not great but then again some people think Madagascar III or Dumb And Dumber are 5 stars. LOL
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01/12/2015 5:24:33 PM PST
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mylife
To: steve86
Is that with the stig driving?
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posted on
01/12/2015 5:27:08 PM PST
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driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: mylife
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posted on
01/12/2015 5:44:10 PM PST
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wally_bert
(There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
To: wally_bert
☺
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01/12/2015 5:57:37 PM PST
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mylife
To: LonePalm
The guys were racing the Russian sub.
To: steve86
Directed leak-—No accidents in Russia—all is planned for a reason.
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