Faster Than A Torpedo

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Get Nebula for 50% off using my link: https://go.nebula.tv/mustard Watch Unsealed Episode 1 here: https://nebula.tv/videos/mustard-unsealed-episode-1-underwater-fighter-jet Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MustardChannel Mustard Store: https://mustardchannel.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mustard_channel Twitter: https://twitter.com/MustardVideos Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mustard-109952378202335 By the late 1950s, it was becoming clear to Soviet naval planners that the United States was winning the battle beneath the world’s oceans. Over the previous decade, American engineers had developed sophisticated silencing technologies that made the latest generation of submarines so stealthy, they could track Soviet subs for hours, and sometimes days, without being detected. For Soviet naval planners, a nightmare scenario was unfolding. If war broke out, American submarines could find and destroy Soviet submarines before they had a chance to strike back. Simply catching up to American stealth wasn't an option. It wasn't a technology that could easily be copied, it was the result of decades of precision manufacturing, relentless quality control, advances in materials science, and industrial discipline that the Soviet system couldn't support at the time. It would take decades to catch up. Faced with a widening stealth technology gap, Soviet planners stopped trying to play hide and seek under the oceans, and instead chose raw power. They would bet everything on speed, depth, maneuverability and brute force. In 1960, the Soviet Union launched their most ambitious submarine programs in history. Project 705 ‘Lira’, later designated as the ‘Alfa Class’ submarine by NATO, was a nuclear-powered attack submarine capable of outrunning torpedoes, executing extreme maneuvers, and diving deeper than anything the world had ever seen. Built with a revolutionary liquid-metal nuclear reactor, advanced automation, and a titanium hull, this machine represented a generational leap in engineering. It wasn’t just a faster submarine, it was a radical attempt to rewrite the rules of underwater warfare. When Western intelligence realized what the Soviets were building, it caused immediate panic. A submarine that could outrun torpedoes and dive beyond existing weapons threatened to upend NATO’s entire anti-submarine strategy, forcing the West into a sudden scramble to catch up. But Project 705, a super submarine meant to restore balance beneath the seas, would prove to be far more than the Soviets ever bargained for. Thanks for watching!