“The Secretary of State made no representations to Russia in respect of claims that a British submarine was involved in the Kursk disaster. File Image: Kursk Submarine Disaster Via: RFEL “In response to the part of your request seeking confirmation that the ‘Russian Defense Ministry requested for the UK MOD to inspect its nuclear submarines after the Kursk disaster’, I can confirm that the MOD holds no record of any request for the UK to inspect its nuclear submarines,” the British Naval Command Secretariat said in a written reply.įurthermore, the British Parliament archive dated November 14, 2000, indicates that following the Kursk incident, then Minister of State for Europe Keith Vaz said that State Secretary for Defense Geoff Hoon had “already assured the Russian Defense Minister” that there were no British submarines in the Kursk wreckage area. ‘Advantage Russia’: As Biden Warns Moscow Of ‘Devastating Sanctions’ Over Ukraine Crisis, Will Putin Be The ‘Ultimate Winner’? Recently, RIA Novosti issued a request to the UK Navy Command seeking the confirmation of a British submarine’s presence in the vicinity of the Kursk disaster. The Russian Defense Ministry filed a query to the US and UK defense, requesting the submarines’ inspection, which was denied saying that all the submarines were operational. The US navy nuclear submarines Memphis and Toledo as well as the British navy Splendid reportedly were in the area of Russia’s naval drills in August 2000. Vyacheslav Popov, Russian Northern Fleet commander in 1999–2001, told Sputnik that the Kursk sank as a result of a collision with a NATO submarine that approached it too closely. Next-Gen Nuclear Technology – US’ Ambitious Nuclear Power Pact With Tokyo Could Fuel Japanese Industry For Decades ![]() ![]() The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has no records on the Royal Navy’s submarines being stationed at the site of the Russian submarine Kursk sinking in the Barents Sea in August 2000, the UK Navy Command Secretariat told RIA Novosti.
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