Recently, information appeared in the American media that a certain Russian nuclear submarine, armed with long-range cruise missiles, patrolled the Gulf of Mexico, strategic waters of the United States, for about a month, and was identified only after it left the region. There was a debate in the press about whether the boat was there, or whether it was a pre-election move by the Republicans, or perhaps an “active event” by the Russian special services, designed to solve Russia’s foreign policy problems.

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The information was distributed by the portal Washington Free Beacon citing a Pentagon official. Russian media agreed that we're talking about, most likely, about project 971 “Pike B” (according to NATO classification - “Shark”). The Russian Ministry of Defense commented on the message in such a way that it only fueled the intrigue. “Currently, submarines of the Russian Navy carry out combat service on schedule in various areas of the World Ocean. In accordance with global practice, the actions of the submarine forces of the Navy, the routes of their voyages, and especially their combat service, are not covered in official reports and are classified information even after decades,” the military department told ITAR-TASS. The Pentagon responded more clearly. “I don’t know where this information comes from, but it is not true,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Wendy Schneider.

Washington Free Beacon Along the way, I remembered that in June and July Russian strategic bombers had invaded restricted US airspace near Alaska and California, and concluded that “the Russians are coming.” The story continued after Republican Senator John Cornyn sent a request to the Pentagon to the commander of the Navy, Admiral Jonathan Greenert, in order to confirm or deny the information, writes Houston Chronicle.

"Submarines off our coasts, together with encroachments on our airspace, reflect a very aggressive and destabilizing military policy Russia, posing a threat national security USA. This is particularly troubling as President Barack Obama is pushing for deep cuts to the defense budget, including funding for anti-submarine warfare," the letter said.

There was a debate in the press about whether the boat was there, or whether it was a pre-election move by the Republicans, or perhaps an “active event” of the Russian special services, designed to solve foreign policy problems. The Russians really want to have a boat. “The appearance of a submarine with nuclear missiles on board in the Caribbean region is a demonstration by Vladimir Putin that Russia is still a player in the military-political arena of the world,” one expert told the Kommersant FM newspaper. The Russian nuclear fleet, in his opinion, is “the only thing left for Putin to proudly hold the flag.”

Americans, on the contrary, really do not want to believe in the veracity of information. None of the major American newspapers promoted the news. Let's see what the portal is Washington Free Beacon. It bills itself as a "non-profit news site" founded by the Washington-based Center for American Freedom, a "conservative advocacy group" chaired by one Mikhail Goldfarb, a committed Republican. Its partner is the PR agency Orion Strategies. Goldfarb recently appeared in lobbying for the sale of American F-16s to Taiwan and Georgian interests, organizing an interview with Georgian Ambassador to Washington Temuri Yakobashvili.

It is interesting that his interests in Congress are represented not by anyone but the already mentioned Republican Senator Cornyn, the newspaper writes TheNation.

Last week passed under the sign of “Pike”. And this is not a new astrological symbol at all, but a Russian Project 971 submarine, which NATO dubbed the “Shark”.

Initially, a number of media outlets reported that the Russian submarine Shchuka-B showed the inconsistency of American radars by spending, no less, almost a month in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico in close proximity to the shores of the United States of America. The American newspaper The Washington Free Beacon added fuel to the fire by publishing an article under the headline “Silent Move”, in which it told its readers that the US Navy “missed” the presence of a Russian nuclear submarine with long-range cruise missiles on board in close proximity to its shores. The American publication reports that radars noticed the submarine only at the moment when it had already turned on the speed and began to leave the area in which it was observing.

For some time, neither Russian nor American officials commented on this information in any way, and then suddenly, literally, as if from a cornucopia, official versions happened off the American coast. After some thought and searching possible options The representative of the American military department, Wendy Schneider, responded to the “presumptuous Russians.” By natural reasons Mrs. Schneider did everything to demonstrate to the world community that off the coast of the United States it was not the Russian “Pike” that was located at all, but a newspaper “duck”, which many took at face value... The Pentagon representative said that she did not understand at all what was reached The information is based on her and her boss, and in general such information simply cannot correspond to reality.

Well, really, what else could the Pentagon say about this? Did anyone really think that it would come out? official representative defense department of the most “protected” country in the world and will say that yes, they say, Russian submarines actively patrol our American shores and sometimes point their periscopes to see how the unquenchable light is burning in the windows of the White House or Leon Panetta’s personal office... Yes, if only with With such equanimity, the Pentagon allowed itself to speak, confirming the presence of Russian nuclear submarines in the immediate vicinity of the hospitable shores of the United States, then such a rustle would have arisen in the American Congress that Leon Panetta would have packed his bags tomorrow and ordered a taxi so as not to leave his place “ former job» (Pentagon buildings) on foot...

That is why Ms. Schneider expressed extreme surprise that some kind of Russian submarine, the design of which began in the mid-70s of the last century, could easily overcome the anti-submarine defense system and do its job off the coast of America for a whole month.

After Ms. Schneider’s speeches, Russian officials also had to get down to business. A representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense said that the reports coming from the American media regarding the discovery of a Russian submarine in the Gulf of Mexico cannot be called a sensation at all. Since the resumption of long-distance voyages, combat units of the Russian submarine fleet have been constantly on duty at various points in the world’s oceans. For obvious reasons, the Ministry of Defense is not going to announce the routes of such campaigns, and therefore in the news about the appearance Russian submarines There is nothing scandalous or reprehensible off the coast of any country.

From these words it is clear that the official Russian side indirectly confirms that the Shchuka-B could well have been on duty off the American coast, and if American radars detected it only at the final stage of duty, then that, as they say, is their problem.

By the way, there really can’t be any sensation in the fact that Russian submarines end up off the coast of the United States. As recently as 2009, the same Americans initially tried with enviable tenacity to prove that there were no nuclear submarines off the coast of the United States, although after a short time the Pentagon not only admitted the fact that submarines were located at a distance of about 320 km from the eastern coast of the United States, but also expressed concern about this fact. They say that Russian submarines, which have not appeared on our shores for 15 years, are now causing us concern. Immediately, words were heard about the “echo of the cold” war that the Russians continue in relation to the “most democratic” country in the world. You might think that American military submarines never go beyond their bases...

Today, too, the situation with the Russian “Pike-B” is more reminiscent of a performance in which the American side with enviable persistence shouts “I don’t believe it,” although it’s just once again speaks of the Pentagon as an organization trying to assure itself, US citizens, and, most importantly, congressmen that “everything is calm in Baghdad (that is, in Washington).”

But we can say that the Pentagon is really for Lately I've pretty much lost my sense of smell. After the activity of the Soviet submarine fleet died down, American anti-submarine systems off the coast of the United States began to gradually fall asleep. And now, even if a danger sign in the form of a Russian submarine appears on the radar, many people perceive this as nothing other than another colorful dream: they say, the Russians cannot come to our shores at such a close distance - sleep on, Johnny...

But at least one more point is connected with the appearance of a Russian submarine in the Gulf of Mexico. The fact is that it would be, oddly enough, even beneficial for the Pentagon itself if a couple more Russian Pike quietly approached American shores. The benefit may be as follows: Obama announced a reduction in the military budget, and this reduction is gradually beginning to become a reality. And this, first of all, could hit directly the department of Leon Panetta, who hardly wants to lose a significant share of complementary foods from the US budget. Therefore, the Russian nuclear submarine has already literally put Mr. Panetta at a dead end. On the one hand, he needs to justify himself, as they say, before the party and the people, declaring that “there were no Russians,” and on the other hand, he needs to loudly declare that there were Russians in order to extract a couple of tens of billions of dollars from the tight-fisted Obama in the form of additional funding for anti-submarine warfare. defense, which is literally chewed through by various “Pikes” and other underwater creatures from Russia.

In general, for Russia, whether Obama gives money to Panetta or not, whether the Pentagon recognizes the fact that a Russian submarine is in close proximity to its shores or does not recognize it, is not particularly important: in any case, it is necessary to continue to systematically carry out its work, giving the opportunity for the country's submarine fleet to gain momentum. After all, as you know, we have only two allies who never let us down...

This is not the first time that foreign media have written that the relationship between the United States and NATO with Russia is more reminiscent of the “second Cold War” than dialogue and exchange of views. The openly unfriendly policy of the United States towards Russia in last years Many experts raise a reasonable question - how to ensure the security of the country and its integrity? Submarine officers of the Russian Navy and nuclear submarines are ready to answer this question. After all, the impenetrable American “defense” has already been hacked several times by them. Radio engineering ensemble Being the commander of a submarine combat unit is both an honor and a huge one. headache simultaneously. Be the commander of a submarine combat unit with missile weapons on board in the midst of a crisis that could turn into a nuclear strike at any moment - a double headache. The personnel of the BC-7 had (and still have) hard times in peacetime, but being the eyes and ears of a submarine in a difficult historical period - when two states, the Soviet Union and the United States, were balancing on the brink of exchange nuclear strikes, specialists had to “hear” and “look out” for a potential enemy with triple vigilance. It is difficult to say when the first order came to the Navy headquarters to carry out tracking of ships and objects of a potential enemy, but the intensity and severity with which the games of “cat and mouse” took place "underwater and on its surface since the early 60s suggests great hopes for these events. However, in addition to trips with missiles to protect friendly Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis, submarine commanders received orders to carry out other, to put it mildly, difficult tasks - to get through control zones, not to be detected, to report at the right time, if the situation so requires, make a “deliberate discovery.” By the way, it was the “deliberate discovery” that often became the main task of the campaign - to get through the blockade ring in Cuba and surface next to an unsuspecting US Navy ship - a cunning psychological trick from which you cannot recover so quickly. Another important task It was necessary to determine at what frequencies, with what parameters and intensity all foreign ship and any other electronics operate. Submarine officers recall that in terms of the coherence of the reconnaissance equipment during the Cuban Missile Crisis, the work of the crew resembled a real radio engineering ensemble - each sailor clearly carried out what he was taught. And although it never came to a real war with the use of torpedoes and repelling an attack, the result combat campaigns of submarines during the Cuban missile crisis became perhaps the first database on the frequencies and ranges of American radars, hydroacoustic stations and much more. Many experts note that the timely extinguishment of the international crisis helped reduce tensions and reduce the intensity of combat patrols of Soviet submarines off the coast USA, but in reality everything happened exactly the opposite - almost immediately after the Cuban Missile Crisis, four submarines were transferred to the east coast of the USA, including the K-153 submarine of Project 629, which was armed with three R-13 ballistic missiles capable of wiping out an entire state of land. "Black Prince" and commotion in the White House Detection of a submarine near one's own borders was and remains the main condition for their destruction. There are many ways to detect an enemy submarine - active and passive sensors, electronic reconnaissance and much more. But none of them guarantees the detection of an object, the secrecy of which specialists from design bureaus have worked for decades. At the height of the Cold War, the American military took into account the huge number of submarines that were part of the USSR Navy and began to scatter along their own maritime boundaries an extensive network of sensors, modernized their own surface fleet and began to include ships equipped with advanced hydroacoustic stations and modern direction-finding systems. By the beginning of the 80s, everything was ready and it seemed that “the enemy will not get through.” But unexpectedly for the American Navy, an incident occurred, the reality of which even the US President could not immediately believe. In 1983, off the Atlantic coast of the United States, the crew of the frigate USS McCloy began testing the latest towed sonar detection system for submarines. The key component of this system was an ultra-sensitive submersible sonar, which the frigate's crew threw into the sea like a seine. The frigate McCloy was guarded from uninvited guests by the nuclear submarine Philadelphia, a modern nuclear submarine equipped with advanced detection equipment. Routine activities to determine operating parameters and test for failures would have ended quietly, if not for one important circumstance. In parallel with the American frigate, all data about the latest system detection of submarines was recorded by the Soviet submarine K-324, which was moving during tests of the sonar system under the belly of the frigate McCloy. Having completed the test work and having received the order to return to base, the frigate McCloy abruptly changed course and began to pick up speed. A moment later, the hull of the Soviet submarine shook, and the reactor, along with the turbine, switched to emergency, or, as it is also called, “safe” mode. The ship’s commander decided not to test fate and gave the order to surface to assess the situation and the nature of the malfunction. After purging the ballast and reaching the surface, it became clear that the boat had wound a submersible hydroacoustic station around the propeller, simultaneously tearing off a hundred meters of durable cable. The fact of the loss of unique secret equipment “in their own backyard” was not immediately realized in the White House. Historians note that the report on the failure of tests caused by the appearance of the “Black Prince” (as the American military called the submarines of this project due to the contours of the hull) was first even raised to the then president The United States was in the mood for Reagan, but when the 40th President of the United States realized that the report about what had happened was not a joke, heads rolled at the Navy headquarters, and two American destroyers were transferred to the area of ​​the immobilized submarine. “The plot was purer than Hollywood action films. The Americans really needed the piece of cable and sonar at the stern of the boat, but most likely the matter would not have been limited to the confiscation of their own top-secret equipment,” says fleet historian, reserve submarine officer Otar Dzhanibekov. The anti-submarine search epic lasted ten days, during which everything happened - the American submarine that arrived in the area and got caught on the same cable, and the operation to rescue K-324, which the commander prepared for an explosion in case the Americans boarded , and the “dancing” of American Navy destroyers around the rescue ship “Aldan”. After being towed to Cuba, Moscow immediately demanded the captured trophy - what an incredible success was the opportunity, instead of the recorded characteristics, to receive the entire product, actually from the factory. No matter how strange it may sound, the device for detecting submarines donated by American sailors is not the main thing in the story of the K-324. The main thing remains the fact that the Soviet submarine went unnoticed by tracking and detection equipment, deceived the acousticians and radio operators of the submarine that was guarding "McCloy" pulled out one of the main US naval secrets from under her nose, a few meters from the ship of a potential enemy. If this had happened in a real war, both the frigate McCloy and the nuclear submarine Philadelphia would have been under threat of imminent destruction, and the Black Prince would have continued to carry out its combat mission. Through the networks Getting into a given area, bypassing the sensors and systems of the detection zone, and not getting caught by anti-submarine ships and aircraft is a very difficult task. Considering that the crew of the K-324 was well trained and consisted of experienced submariners, one should not forget that it will not be easy to pass through an area stuffed with highly sensitive sensors. “Such boats are low-noise in themselves. They were built according to a certain principle, with a certain layout. But we should not forget that the crew has special, let’s say, work algorithms - with their help, the areas in which detection means are located and are overcome,” notes a reserve submarine officer, author of popular stories, in an interview with Zvezda about submarines of the 941st project “Sharks of Steel” by Eduard Ovechkin. A lot of time has passed since the breakthrough of the American anti-submarine shield and the “hijacking” of the hydroacoustic station - at the headquarters of the Navy and the Pentagon they made certain conclusions, modernized their own anti-submarine weapons several times and as far as they could , tried to influence Russia in the early 90s in order to reveal real data on the program for the creation (and modernization) of a submarine fleet. Since the beginning of the 2000s, information about the duty of Russian submarines in neutral waters near the US coast is almost never found, but in 2009 and 2012 Two unpleasant incidents for the United States occur - information leaks to the media that Russian submarines are being discovered off the coast of the most protected country in the world. The second case is especially noteworthy in that the nuclear submarine of the 971st project only discovered at that moment, when the submarine left the Gulf of Mexico. It is difficult to determine and say reliably how long the nuclear submarine with cruise missiles on board actually spent under the very nose of the US Navy, but another hole was made in the anti-submarine barrier of the US Navy. And here it’s time to remember the so-called “deliberate” or “consensual” ascent - a kind of “Shock and Awe” performed by a nuclear-powered multi-purpose submarine, indicating a huge hole through which it would not be difficult for a Russian submarine to penetrate. In February 2016, in The NATO naval command noted, not without excitement, that the activity of Russian submarines had reached Cold War levels. In his statement NATO Naval Commander Clive Johnston noted that the technological level at which modern Russian nuclear submarines are implemented and the tactics of their use have not previously been encountered by NATO specialists. Despite the fact that returning to the operational activity of Soviet times is extremely difficult, primarily due to the difference in the number of submarines, the Russian military-industrial complex is able to resolve this issue. “The presence of modern missile weapons on board eliminates the imbalance with the number of submarines. In addition, the submarines are being modernized not only in terms of weapons, but also in terms of detection equipment, and ultimately, after the work is completed, their noise should also decrease - main reason their detection,” military expert Alexei Leonkov said in an interview with Zvezda. Of course, the efforts of the American military cannot be underestimated. The world's largest military budget allows the United States to experiment with detection and defense capabilities against Russian submarines, including missile submarines. strategic purpose the most serious measures will be taken - including new developments regarding active-passive low-frequency systems. But the potential of Russian design bureaus engaged in the development of promising nuclear submarines, which in the near future will be armed with hypersonic missile weapons, should not be discounted either. In general, drawing parallels between the modernization of the Russian submarine fleet, assessments of NATO, the United States and activities to search for Russian submarines “at home” it is worth noting that in the next few years the US Navy expects difficult times, because if the American border guards twice failed to respond in a timely manner to the appearance of Russian submarines near the coast of the country, then the promising submarines, which were developed in this moment Russian design bureaus are busy, it will be even more difficult to find them near their own borders. Experts around the world rightly call Russian nuclear submarines with missile weapons “underwater sledgehammers” - these steel giants hint to their confident and aggressive colleagues that a retaliatory strike will come much sooner than it seems .

The Washington Free Beacon reported the discovery of a Russian nuclear submarine of the Akula project off the US coast in the Gulf of Mexico.
The submarine, according to the publication, which cites unnamed sources in US government agencies, spent about a month in the bay and was discovered at the moment when it left this territory.
Russian submarine was present nearby territorial waters USA from June to July 2012.
The exact dates, as well as the supposed location of the submarine during this period, are not specified.
According to the publication, the fact that the US Navy was unable to detect the submarine is causing concern in US security circles.
There has been no other confirmation of the presence of a Russian submarine in the Gulf of Mexico. There are no official comments from law enforcement agencies and US authorities.
Apparently, the report by The Washington Free Beacon refers to the Project 971 submarine "Pike-B" ("Akula" according to NATO classification). These nuclear submarines are the main type of multi-purpose submarines in the Russian Navy and differ from previous generations in their increased level of stealth.

And here it is full text material about this incident , published on August 14 in the American edition of the Washington Free Beacon.
"Russian nuclear attack submarine, armed with cruise missiles long range , operated undetected for weeks in the Gulf of Mexico, and its passage in strategic US waters was only confirmed after it left the region, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
This is only the second time since 2009 that Russian attack submarine conducted patrols so close to American shores.
The covert underwater invasion of the Gulf took place at precisely the same time as Russian strategic bombers entered restricted US airspace in the Alaska and California area in June and July, which underscores Moscow's growing military confidence.
The submarine's patrol also exposed what U.S. officials say are shortcomings in U.S. anti-submarine warfare capabilities, a service that is expected to be cut under the Obama administration's plans to cut defense spending by $487 billion over the next 10 years.
The Navy is responsible for detecting submarines, especially those cruising near U.S. nuclear-powered missile submarines, and uses underwater sensors and satellites to locate and track them.
The fact that the Shark was not found in the Gulf is a concern, US officials said.
Officials, familiar with reports on underwater patrols in the Gulf of Mexico, stated that the boat was an Akula-class nuclear submarine *, one of the quietest Russian submarines.
A Navy spokeswoman declined to comment.
One of the officials stated that The "shark" operated without being detected for a month.
"Shark" was created for only one single purpose: the destruction of US Navy submarines carrying ballistic missiles, and their crews" said another US official.
“It's a very quiet boat, so it can sneak around and evade detection and hope to get past whatever defenses are put in place for the Boomer,” the official said, referring to the Navy's nickname for strategic missile submarines.
The US Navy operates a strategic nuclear submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia. Up to eight missile submarines are assigned to the base, six of them are equipped with missiles with nuclear warheads and two with missiles with conventional warheads.
“Sending a nuclear submarine to the Gulf of Mexico in the Caribbean region is another gesture by President Putin demonstrating that Russia is still a player in the global military-political arena"said naval analyst and submarine warfare specialist Norman Polmar.
“Like the recent deployment of a task force led by a nuclear-powered cruiser to the Caribbean, the Russian Navy provides it with a ‘show the flag’ opportunity that is not available to Russian air and ground forces,” Polmar said in email.
IN last time The Shark submarine was discovered off the US coast in 2009 when two Sharks were spotted patrolling off the east coast of the United States.
The submarine patrols at the time raised concerns about new Russian military assertiveness toward the United States, according to the New York Times, which first reported on the Akula submarine's activities in 2009.
The latest submarine incursion into the Gulf further highlights the failure of the Obama administration's conciliatory "reset" policy to develop closer ties with Moscow.
Instead of these close ties under President Vladimir Putin, former officer KGB intelligence agency, which said it wanted to restore elements of Russia's Soviet communist past, Russia adopted an increasingly harsh policy towards the United States.
Regarding undersea activity, Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said: “This impasse stems from a lack of leadership in our relationship with Moscow. As the President touts our supposed “reset” with Russia, Vladimir Putin is actively working against American interests, whether in Syria or here in our own backyard».
The Navy is facing massive cuts to the force designed to detect and counter such submarine activity.
The Obama administration's defense budget proposal in February calls for $1.3 billion in cuts to shipbuilding projects for the Navy, which will revise plans to build 16 new warships by 2017.
The budget also outlines plans to cut purchases of 10 advanced P-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft needed to detect submarines.
In June, Russian strategic nuclear bombers and support aircraft conducted large-scale nuclear bomber exercises in the Arctic. The exercise consisted of simulated strikes against strategic “enemy” targets, which Defense Department officials said likely included simulated strikes against US missile defense facilities in Alaska.
Under the terms of the new 2010 Treaty on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, such exercises require 14 days advance notice of strategic bomber training, and notification after the end of the exercise. No such notifications have been received.
Secondly, it's alarming the airspace violation occurred on July 4 on the West Coast when a Bear strategic bomber entered US airspace near California and was met by US interceptors.
It was said that this disturbance was a bomber incursion, which had not been observed even before the collapse Soviet Union in 1991.
It is impossible to determine whether the submarine in the Gulf of Mexico was a Shark 1 class submarine or the more advanced Shark 2 class submarine.
The purpose of the operation carried out by the submarine is also unknown. Among the assumptions of American analysts is that The underwater invasion was intended as another sign of Russian dissatisfaction with US and NATO plans to deploy missile defense in Europe.
Boss General Staff Russian Army General Nikolai Makarov said in May that Russian armed forces will consider preemptive strikes on the US and its allies on missile defense in Europe, and said that missile defense is a destabilizing factor in a crisis.
In July, Makarov met with Army General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Dempsey asked him about flights of Russian strategic bombers near US territory.
The submarine's voyage could also be part of Russia's efforts to export the Akula.
In 2009, Russia delivered one of its Akula-2 submarines to India. The submarine is distinguished by a developed tail unit.
The Brazilian newspaper O Estado de Sao Paoli reported on August 2 that Russia plans to sell up to 11 new submarines to Venezuela, including the Sharks.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Moscow's military was working to upgrade naval supply bases in Vietnam and Cuba, but denied there were plans to base naval forces in those states.
Answering the question whether Russia plans to establish a naval base in Cuba, Lavrov said on July 28: “There is no talk of any base... In modern conditions Our fleet carries out missions throughout the world's oceans. Calling into port, replenishing supplies, giving the crew a rest is an absolutely natural need. Our Cuban friends and I talked about this possibility.” The comment was published on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
Russian warships and support vessels were sent to Venezuela in 2008 to participate in naval exercises as a sign of Russian support for Hugo Chavez's leftist regime. Ships also visited Cuba.
In February, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin announced that Russia was working on a plan to build 10 new torpedo submarines and 10 new missile submarines by 2030, along with new aircraft carriers.
Submarine warfare experts say that the Akula remains the backbone of the Russian attack submarine fleet.
The submarines can fire both cruise missiles and torpedoes, and are equipped with the SS-N-21 and SS-N-27 submarine-launched cruise missiles, as well as the SS-N-15 anti-submarine missiles. Submarines can also lay mines.
SS-N-21 has a range of up to 1,860 km."

Note:

* - according to NATO classification. (Project 971 "Pike-B")

The matter is so interesting that comments are needed.
Here are some opinions from online forums.

“One of my acquaintances served in aviation on an anti-submarine reconnaissance aircraft or something like that. He said that discovering a submarine is such a rare success for which Peaceful time they gave military orders and medals.”

“Ours “accidentally” allowed themselves to be discovered. In other words, they “beamed”. Are there any versions of what the hint is timed to?”

"Firstly, Russian nuclear submarine was on combat duty, on a solo voyage, without a surface cover group or support. And the submarine commander made a serious mistake, allowing himself to be discovered in the coastal zone. Because In accordance with the directives of the US Navy, all single, unidentified submarines detected in the area of ​​the two-hundred-mile coastal zone, as well as within the reach of surface patrol groups, are subject to immediate prosecution and destruction."