America's Secret Submarine: An Insider's Account of the Cold War's Undercover Nuclear Sub

It Was Impossibly Expensive, Extraordinarily Dangerous, And Completely Unarmed. The U.s. Navy’s State-of-the-art Nr-1 Nuclear Powered Submersible Was The Cold War’s Most Closely Guarded - And Revolutionary - Secret. In 1966, After The U.s. Almost Lost A Hydrogen Bomb Off The Coast Of Spain, Admiral Hyman Rickover - Father Of The Nuclear Navy - Outmaneuvered Congress And Steamed Full Speed Ahead On His Brainchild: A Spy Mission And Deep Ocean Recovery Submarine With A Miniature Nuclear Reactor That Could Navigate The Ocean Floor For Weeks At A Time. But Operating At Such Depths Would Also Cut Off The Crew Should Rescue Become Necessary. Now, An Original Crew Member Revels The True Story Of America’s Secret Submarine - The Triumphs And Near Disasters Of The Super-secret Nr-1 Are Told Through First Person Accounts By Those Who Alternately Suffered Through, And Exalted In, Its Construction And Initial Operation - And Then Dared Go Where No Men Had Gone Before.