"Thresher FOIA Request Yielding Results " Topic
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 Editor in Chief Bill   | 30 May 2019 5:34 p.m. PST |
The USS Thresher (SSN-593) imploded 56 years ago on 10 April 1963, killing all 129 people on board, during a time of unequivocal great power competition. In September 1961, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev was pictured on the cover of Time magazine saying, "We will bury you!" while the U.S. press and intelligence community were speculating that Soviet intercontinental ballistic missiles were better than their U.S. equivalents… link |
| PraetorianHistorian | 31 May 2019 4:24 a.m. PST |
Kid from my hometown died on the Thresher. There's actually a plaque dedicated to him. link |
 StoneMtnMinis  | 01 Jun 2019 4:01 p.m. PST |
Thanks for posting this Bill. |
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