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In 1986,on board a huge Soviet nuclear submarine, fifty metres below the surface of the ocean, an enormous ballistic missile exploded. Using carefully obtained classified documents, this film tells the true story of the cause of the explosion and the heroic three-day fight to save the world from nuc...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Higgins, Bryn (Producer), Nettles, John, 1943- (Narrator)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: London : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 1997, ©1996.
Series:Disaster
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Subjects:
Nuclear submarines > Fires and fire prevention > Atlantic Ocean.
Submarine disasters > Atlantic Ocean.
Submarine disasters > Soviet Union.
Sous-marins nucléaires > Incendies et prévention des incendies > Atlantique, Océan.
Sous-marins > Accidents > Atlantique, Océan.
Sous-marins > Accidents > URSS.
Submarine disasters.
Atlantic Ocean.
Soviet Union.
Documentary television programs.
Documentaires télévisés.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:In 1986,on board a huge Soviet nuclear submarine, fifty metres below the surface of the ocean, an enormous ballistic missile exploded. Using carefully obtained classified documents, this film tells the true story of the cause of the explosion and the heroic three-day fight to save the world from nuclear disaster.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Dec. 24, 2013).
Physical Description:1 online resource (29 min.).
Playing Time:00:29:17