Red October (fictional submarine) prevailing opinion in Moscow seems to have been "Well done", though they put the Russian hierarchy in a political bind vis-a-vis cooperation with the United States at a critical point. In the story, "Red October" is the seventh Typhoon class hull built for the Soviet Navy; the real seventh boat, hull number TK-210, was laid down in the late 1980s, but canceled before it could have been commissioned and scrapped in 1990. None of the real Typhoon class submarines had 26 missile tubes or were considerably larger than the other Typhoon class SSBNs in the Russian Navy. Most Typhoon class
The Hunt for Red October physical power in solving a particular crisis. From a young age, Clancy was an avid reader of naval history and sea exploration. However, he was later rejected from serving in the military because of his poor eyesight. Since graduating from high school and eventually earning an English major, he always wanted to write a novel. He eventually worked as an insurance agent for a small business owned by his then-wife's family. In his spare time, Clancy started working on "The Hunt for Red October" on November 11, 1982, and finished it four months later on February 23, 1983. Contrary to