The Untold Story of K-19: The Submarine That Almost Ended the World

In 1961, deep under the Arctic Ocean, a Soviet nuclear submarine’s reactor began to melt down. What followed was one of the darkest and most secret disasters of the Cold War.
This is the true story of K-19: The Widowmaker — the submarine that nearly caused a global nuclear catastrophe.

Discover how brave Soviet sailors fought against an invisible killer — radiation — with no help, no escape, and no hope of survival. For decades, this story was hidden by the Soviet Union… until now.

🎥 Witness the untold truth, the courage, and the sacrifice behind the world’s first underwater nuclear disaster.


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