USS Scorpion

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Originally Posted by Kloef

Seriously the Soviets sinking a U.S sub would be the greatest p.r the U.S could get!Look at the bad Ruskies sinking one of our subs...

The American public would have viewed the Soviets sinking an American sub as an act of war. The public did not know of the deadly game that was being played out on the open seas. Plus you have to remember this happened at the height of Vietnam and the Cold War. Had the two sides not come to a quick agreement to let this hot situation cool off it could have turned real hot real fast.