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BL
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| Record Number
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1004604
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b758974
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| Main Entry
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Higgins, Chris.
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| Title & Author
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Nuclear submarine disasters /\ Christopher Higgins.
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| Publication Statement
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Philadelphia :: Chelsea House Publishers,, ©2002.
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| Series Statement
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Great disasters, reforms and ramifications
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| Page. NO
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120 pages :: illustrations, maps ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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0791063291
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: 9780791063293
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| Notes
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"Introductory essay by Jill McCaffrey"--Cover.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 114) and index.
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| Contents
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Ch. 1 On the bottom -- ch. 2 Iron coffins, pigboats, and FBMs -- ch. 3 Thresher -- ch. 4 The SUBSAFE Program -- ch. Scorpion -- ch. 6 Russian disasters -- ch. 7 Kursk -- ch. 8 An accident can be the impetus for reform -- Chronology -- Further Reading -- Index.
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| Abstract
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Presents a history of disasters involving nuclear submarines, including the Thresher, the Scorpion, and the Kursk, and explores how the investigation of these accidents can lead to safety reform.
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| Subject
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Nuclear submarines-- Accidents, Juvenile literature.
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| Subject
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Nuclear submarines-- Accidents.
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Nuclear submarines-- Accidents.
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| Subject
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Nuclear submarines.
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Submarines.
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| Dewey Classification
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910.4/52
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| LC Classification
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V857.5.H54 2002
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