he went on. a few days later, oceangate s stockton rush replied. he told rob mccullum. the next day, rob mccallum replied in the starkest terms. oceangate s lawyers then contacted rob maccullum and threatened legal action. today, we ve contacted them again and they say they have no additional information. rob mccallum maintains that no one should have gone in this submersible. our science correspondent jonathan amos has been tracking this story since the sub was first reported missing. this is a stark exchange your? it s a this is a stark exchange your? it s a fascinating exchange, actually. it is polite ish, but it s also very testy indeed. we should perhaps explain who rob mccullum is, he s got a storied career in deep submersibles. he led the five deeps expedition so this was the american adventure of the first person ever to reach the deepest points and all the world s oceans. so he certainly knows what he s talking about. and his criticism of stockton rush here, the c
here, why is the russian navy training dolphins? here, why is the russian navy trainin: dolhins? , , ., ., , training dolphins? the russian navy has a long-standing training dolphins? the russian navy has a long-standing programme - training dolphins? the russian navy has a long-standing programme to l has a long standing programme to train dolphins, and also beluga wales and seals. in the context of this, they are doing it to try to defend against underwater threats, particularly divers, so ukrainian special forces and that sort of thing, they are anti diver assets. i ve never heard a dolphin described as an anti diver asset in what way is it, how does it do this? we as an anti-diver asset - in what way is it, how does it do this? is it, how does it do this? we don t have that good is it, how does it do this? we don t have that good a is it, how does it do this? we don t have that good a view is it, how does it do this? we don t have that good a view as is it, how does it
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