What Remains of the Secret Russian Nuclear Weapon Project 685, or Komsomolets, Designed to Counter the United States in 1989

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Designed in the midst of the cold war by Russia to counter the United States, the nuclear submarine "Komsomolets" finally sank off Norway in 1989. For a long time, the risks of nuclear contamination have scared. What is it today?

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Created by Russia in the middle of the Cold War, the submarine "Komsomolets" sank off Norway in 1989. The aircraft, also known as "Project 685", was ten metres high and 120 metres long. An ambitious military project for the time. At the heart of the Cold War, Russia designed an unprecedented military project to counter the United States, the submarine "Komsomolets." Nicknamed Project 685 Plavnik, this 10-metre-high and 120-metre-long aircraft co…