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Re:Broken Arrows: Nuclear Weapons Accidents by bartislartfast on Friday July 28, 2023 @10:34AM (#36907380)
> A Broken Arrow is defined as an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons that result in the accidental launching, firing, detonating, theft, or loss of the weapon.

and then

> The CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) "Oscar II" class submarine, Kursk, sinks after a massive onboard explosion. Attempts to rescue the 118 men fail. It is thought that a torpedo failure caused the accident. Radiation levels are normal and the submarine had no nuclear weapons on board.

I don't understand how this is on the list, if it had no nuclear weapons on board.

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Re:Broken Arrows: Nuclear Weapons Accidents by jonwachob91 on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:51AM (#36908690)
>>> I don't understand how this is on the list, if it had no nuclear weapons on board.

The Oscar II class submarine is a nuclear powered submarine.

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Re:Broken Arrows: Nuclear Weapons Accidents by bartislartfast on Saturday July 29, 2023 @02:51AM (#36917605)
their own definition, on the top of the page:

> an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons

the term "broken arrow" refers to the launchable weapon itself. there were literally no "arrows" involved in this event.

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