[107606] in Cypherpunks
[Fwd: C-Subs, a very scary thought]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Sunder)
Tue Jan 19 13:39:10 1999
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 13:27:42 -0500
From: Sunder <sunder@brainlink.com>
To: cypherpunks@algebra.com
Reply-To: Sunder <sunder@brainlink.com>
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> Russian submarine designers are building military submarines out of
> concrete. They say the new designs will save money and solve several
> problems with conventional steel-hulled subs.
>
> Because concrete becomes stronger under high pressure, such submarines
> (C-subs) could settle down to the bottom in very deep water and wait
> for enemy ships to pass overhead. Concrete would not show up on sonar
> displays (it looks just like sand or rocks), so the passing ships
> would not see the sub lurking below.
>
> US and British military experts are concerned that poor countries may
> build C-subs and use them to blockade shipping routes or threaten
> military vessels.
>
> An article about C-subs, with great cutaway views:
> http://popularmechanics.com/popmech/sci/9812STMIP.html
