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by jonwachob91 1059 days ago
>>> I don't understand how this is on the list, if it had no nuclear weapons on board.

The Oscar II class submarine is a nuclear powered submarine.

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their own definition, on the top of the page:

> an unexpected event involving nuclear weapons

the term "broken arrow" refers to the launchable weapon itself. there were literally no "arrows" involved in this event.