-=> Ward Dossche wrote to BOB ACKLEY <=-

 BA> I don't know offhand how many nuclear powered ships/submarines have sunk,
 BA> but I'm sure it's more than two

 WD> America lost two, but it's not just the reactors. Also the
 WD> nuclear warheads both in missiles and torpedoes.

Neither of the two American subs had nuclear (or otherwise) 
missiles on them, as they were not that type of submarine.  The 
USS Scorpion *might* have had nuclear torpedoes aboard, but almost 
certainly did not.  The USS Thresher certainly did not, as it was 
lost during testing and was not loaded out for any operational 
mission at the time.

 WD> Who knows what Russia or any other nation lost labeled 'nuclear'

Russia might know, and they might not.  Very likely more was 
lost than anyone outside of Russia will ever know about.


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