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The Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano lists heavily as it sinks in the South Atlantic, surrounded by orange life rafts holding survivors in rough water.

Cutaway diagram of a pressurized-water nuclear reactor showing labeled parts including control rods, control rod drive mechanism, fuel assemblies, coolant inlets and outlets, thermal shields, and baffle plate.

Hyman G. Rickover

Cutaway diagram of an Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine labeled with key components, including torpedo tubes, missile housing tubes, periscope, radar antennas, crew quarters, and engine room.

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Walter Henry Zinn

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