In 1946, the US Navy voluntarily sank the I-400, a 122-metre revolutionary Japanese carrier submarine off Oahu. Official motive: a shooting exercise. Reality: prevent the Soviet Union from discovering its advanced technology at the dawn of the Cold War. The wreck will only be found 67 years later. More
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In 1946, the US Navy voluntarily sank the I-400, a 122-metre revolutionary Japanese carrier submarine off Oahu. Official motive: a shooting exercise. Reality: prevent the Soviet Union from discovering its advanced technology at the dawn of the Cold War. The wreck will only be found 67 years later. More