The Rise Of The Red Navy

A report on the Soviet discovery of Sea Power by Ludovic Kennedy. This programme investigates the fastest growing navy in the world from its beginnings under Peter the Great to its present formidable power and shows how it is being used across the globe today. ' The Soviet Union's nuclear submarines, armed with ballistic missiles and long-range torpedoes, and backed by missile-carrying planes and ships, are capable of destroying an enemy in any region of the world's oceans.'