Re: Soviet naval munitions dump explosion in the '80s?


"Paul F Austin" <pfaustin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

:"alumshubby" <alumshubby@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
:news:1146235157.119801.41820@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
:> Does anybody remember any particulars about a large explosion at a
:> Soviet naval installation in (I think) 1982, -3, or -4? I'm trying to
:> Google for information about it and I don't know where to start. Thx.
:
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1984 Northern Fleet Munitions Depot

http://openweb.tvnews.vanderbilt.edu/1984-7/1984-07-10-NBC-13.html

I've seen, but can't find, a moderately detailed explanation of what
happened...from memory, typical Soviet maintenance failure lead to a
fire in one bunker which then propagated to n (many) other bunkers.
Eventually taking out some 2/3 of the Northern Fleet ready munitions.
100 sq miles(?) went up.


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