Steve Inskeep reports from the Pentagon that US officials say they have evidence shedding light on this month's tragedy aboard the Russian submarine Kursk. They say underwater sounds monitored by US vessels indicated one of the Kursk's own weapons misfired, causing the sub to sink, and costing 118 lives. Russian officials have voiced various theories about the cause of the accident, including a collision with another vessel in the Barents Sea.
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