In 1963, USS Thresher sank, killing all 129 aboard—sparking decades of speculation. It remains the deadliest submarine accident in U.S. history.

In the shadow of the Cold War’s race for military supremacy, this submarine of the Soviet Navy was right at the very center ...

From steam-powered failures to deadly dive procedures, early submarine design was plagued with fatal flaws. Join Mike Brady ...

A RUSSIAN submarine capable of carrying nuclear weapons suffered a “serious accident” in the Mediterranean, according to reports. Fuel is now said to be leaking from Putin’s ...

Moscow’s cover-up of the Kursk submarine incident seriously damaged Russian President Vladimir Putin’s prestige—and was even viewed by some as a “turning point” for modern Russia. The Americans almost ...

Model of the Kursk nuclear submarine at the Lennusadam Maritime Museum in Tallinn, Estonia. Pjotr Mahhonin/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY During his first term, Vladimir Putin had to confront a raft of ...

Russia has unveiled plans to raise two nuclear submarines from the Arctic seabed over fears they could leak radioactive waste ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The U.S. developed the world's first nuclear submarine in 1954 - and the USSR felt pressured to respond. But in their haste to match their Cold ...

Submarines have been around since the 17th century, and while we know much about modern nuclear subs, the older boats are less well known. This is especially true of those used during World War I, as ...