In 1986, the Soviet ballistic missile submarine K-219 suffered a catastrophic missile explosion while patrolling near Bermuda. The accident triggered fires, toxic gas, and a dangerous reactor ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mark Robert Rank, Washington University in St. Louis (THE CONVERSATION) History has ...

Scores of Latvian sailors who defied Soviet occupiers to join U.S. Atlantic convoys during World War II were honored for the first time Thursday. The 163 men were aboard eight Latvian freighters that ...

Nikolay Patrushev noted that "in the United Kingdom, in the city of Londonderry, a monument has been erected in honor of the Arctic convoys, recognizing the contribution of Soviet sailors" MOSCOW, ...

Nine weeks ago to the huge relief of many a Washington official, the Soviet Government purchased 25 vessels of the U. S. board’s dilapidated wartime fleet, ordered them made speedily ready for service ...