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How a US Navy Submarine Surfaces Through Arctic Ice

SmarterEveryDay · Explainer · YouTube title: How to Surface a Submarine in the Arctic Ocean - Smarter Every Day 260
Why it's here

HN points to it as the best accessible explanation of submarine ice breaking and sub controls.

What it covers

Destin Sandlin of Smarter Every Day explains how a US Navy nuclear submarine surfaces through Arctic ice, filmed during the ICEx exercise. It shows ballast and control systems and the physics involved.