Media reports of what happened at the time of the fire were contradictory and foreign journalists were unable to gain access to the high security zone. The magazine said that if one of the torpedoes had exploded it could have threatened the nuclear missiles, leading to an extremely dangerous nuclear accident. “K-84 was in dock with rockets and torpedoes on board,” the magazine said, adding that apart from the nuclear weapons the submarine was carrying torpedoes and mines as well as its two nuclear reactors. Vlast reported that immediately after the fire the Yekaterinburg sailed to the navy’s weapons store, an unusual trip for a damaged submarine supposedly carrying no weapons and casting doubt on assurances that it was not armed. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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