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Article: Deep-sea fudge; Russia's sunken submarine.(Kremlin fudge about the Kursk disaster)(Brief Article)
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- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- August 18, 2001
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Truth would be a better tribute
Why did the Kursk sink? Why was its crew not saved? Don't ask the Kremlin
IF ALL goes well, the ill-fated Kursk will be lifted from the bottom of the Barents Sea next month, its nuclear reactor safely disposed of in a naval base and the remains of its 118 crew members buried where their close ones can mourn them in privacy. And very glad the Kremlin will be.
Full success for the $65m salvage operation might be enough to discourage further questions about why the sub sank in the first place during fleet manoeuvres a year ago, and who was to blame for the botched rescue efforts and a flood of lies that kept the ...