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Plot to steal nuclear submarine arrests stun nation
LT LOUIS AP reports three men were arrested in St Louis and New York state over a plan to hijack the USS Trepang based in New London Connecticut. Edward Mendenhall and Kurtis Schmidt face federal charges after recruiting an undercover agent for a 12 man crew to seize the sub and rendezvous with a buyer. The scheme included killing the crew and firing a nuclear missile at an East Coast city to cover their escape. A third man, James Cosgrove, was arrested in upstate New York. details remain limited as investigators proceed. The Navy cautioned such an operation could not be executed by outsiders. The Trepang would require a crew of about 100 and specialized training.
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Louis
U.S
High Seas
FBI
St. Louis
New York State
Edward J. Mendenhall
Rochester
N.Y
Kurtis J. Schmidt
Kansas City
U.S.S
New London
Schmidt
Cosgrove
Roy B. Klager Jr
Mendenhall
Atlantic Ocean
Klager
Alsube
Trepang
Navy
David Cooney
Washington, D.C
Cooney