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		WJW on Nov 18, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Argentina says signals detected, likely from missi... Literally the second line of the article states that it is a diesel-electric submarine. There is no nuclear material on board.

loeg on Nov 18, 2017 [–]

A diesel sub could carry nuclear warheads, but Argentina acceded to the Non-Proliferation Treaty in 1995 as a non-nuclear weapon state, so this one probably does not.

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