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I was reading a book on Cold-War defectors, and I'm curious: what if a top of the line American Nuclear Sub defected to the USSR?
I'll start off, the scenario can have several possibilities
Intel:
No American Knowledge during the defection or after
No American Knowledge during the defection
No American Knowledge during part of the defection
American Knowledge of the defection after the sub leaves port
All four conditions are also repeated for the Soviet side.
Destination:
Sub intends to reach/reaches Soviet territory
Sub intends to reach/reaches a Warsaw Pact member
Sub intends to reach/reaches the PRC
Sub intends to reach/reaches a neutral nation
Preparations:
Preplanned: Sub is well stocked with provisions and bargaining chips such as code books and training manuals.
Hasty: Sub is sufficiently stocked with everything on board at the time of defection.
Accidental: Sub does something incredibly stupid like surface in Hainan for some fresh food or blows the batteries near the coastline.