How a Nuclear Sub Disaster Impacted This Soviet Operation

A reactor failure on a K-19 nuclear sub in 1961 ended up killing several crew members due to radiation poisoning. It was a horrifying episode that would have ramifications for a later, top-secret Soviet operation.

From the Series: Hell Below: Cuban Crisis http://bit.ly/2JZrVeu

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