Nuclear Sharks - Cold War Submarine Adventures (1998)
'Nuclear Sharks' explores the silent, stealthy symbol of the Cold War. A war waged outside public view. A war about strategy and world domination. A war of technological advancement, with lethal consequences. By the early 1950's, the United States and the Soviet Union are entrenched in a harrowing conflict many fear will bring an end to humanity. This gripping series reveals the stories of submarines sunk to the bottom, their nuclear power plants in meltdown. Such incidents remained closely guarded military secrets both on the American and the Soviet sides.
Seasons & Episode
The Soviet submarine K-129, armed with 3 nuclear missiles, sank after a mysterious explosion on board. K-129 was on a secret mission in the Pacific, trying avoid America's network of underwater listening posts. It was a cat-and-mouse game beneath the ocean waves.
USS Scorpion (SSN-589) was one of a number of Skipjack-class nuclear submarines that entered service in the years between 1958 and 1961. In May 1968, at the height of the Cold War, Scorpion disappears in the Atlantic Ocean. The 99 men onboard were on their way home from a classified mission in the Mediterranean facing Soviet submarines.
For years the Soviet Navy sent nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines to patrol off the American coast. Their missiles took aim at Washington, New York, and other major American cities.
