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The Taking of K-129: How the CIA Used Howard Hughes To Steal a Russian Sub in the Most Daring Covert Operation in History
By Dean, Josh
- ISBN
- 9781101984437 9781101984444
- Publisher
- Dutton
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Reviewed on August 1, 2017 | Social Sciences
In 1968, the Russian submarine K-129 disappeared in the Pacific Ocean northwest of Hawai'i. The Soviets deployed a massive search but were unable to find the vessel. Using new underwater acoustic equipment, the U.S. located the submarine and tried to do the impossible by raising it from three miles underneath the ocean's surface to obtain the nuclear warheads and coding machine inside. Dean ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
