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But then something
unexpected happened. In August of 2000, the nuclear
submarine Kursk set out on the first Navy exercise
since the fall of the Soviet Union. As a torpedo was being loaded,
it exploded. And the submarine sank
to the ocean floor. To begin with, the Russian Navy
didn't notice that anything had happened. Then they began to search
for the Kursk, but they couldn't find it. The families of the crew came
to the base at Murmansk. The officials assured them
that they were in contact with the crew, but this was a lie. They knew that all 118 sailors
were already dead. The families grew desperate
unexpected happened. In August of 2000, the nuclear
submarine Kursk set out on the first Navy exercise
since the fall of the Soviet Union. As a torpedo was being loaded,
it exploded. And the submarine sank
to the ocean floor. To begin with, the Russian Navy
didn't notice that anything had happened. Then they began to search
for the Kursk, but they couldn't find it. The families of the crew came
to the base at Murmansk. The officials assured them
that they were in contact with the crew, but this was a lie. They knew that all 118 sailors
were already dead. The families grew desperate
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But then something
unexpected happened.
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In August of 2000, the nuclear
submarine Kursk
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set out on the first Navy exercise
since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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As a torpedo was being loaded,
it exploded.
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And the submarine sank
to the ocean floor.
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To begin with, the Russian Navy
didn't notice
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that anything had happened.
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Then they began to search
for the Kursk,
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but they couldn't find it.
00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:36.096
The families of the crew came
to the base at Murmansk.
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The officials assured them
that they were in contact
00:00:39.044 --> 00:00:42.999
with the crew, but this was a lie.
00:00:43.999 --> 00:00:46.679
They knew that all 118 sailors
were already dead.
00:00:48.008 --> 00:00:50.032
The families grew desperate.
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Movie Summary
Love, power, money, ghosts of empire, conspiracies, artificial intelligence and You. An emotional history of the modern world by Adam Curtis.
