re: #72 NJDhockeyfan

Probably a whole lot worse. They’ve had problems coming up with minisubs that could rival the drug lord subs, let alone anything bigger or more complex, like a nuclear powered submarine.

The Iranians have never built a full-sized diesel electric submarine but have decided to leapfrog directly into a nuclear powered submarine, even though a diesel sub would be more than adequate in the Persian Gulf’s littoral waters. Nuclear sub would mean such cost that it makes little sense to pursue that at a time when they’re already facing all kinds of sanctions on dual use materials.

Then, there’s the real fallout if the sub fails.