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I guess I'm feeling a little dumb and outlying on my immediate theory to the delay between USN officially reporting hearing the implosion, but here it is anyway: It would make sense to me that in the vast world of US Intelligence, especially when combined with signals-intelligence (like listening on what channels in Russia or China are communicating internally to each other), that when you have an event like Titan imploding, relatively close to US waters, you would want to not show those cards, and listen to hear if anyone else reports hearing anything .. Kind of like a sophisticated game of counterespionage .. That way you can get an idea of whoever else might have equipment in the water very near your own. But idk .. just the first thing that came to mind. Love this read btw