U.S. Navy – One of the consequences of the Kursk’s sinking may very well be decreased funding for the U.S. Navy, as one of its potential adversaries is shown to be a paper tiger.

• Washington Post: U.S. Navy hopes sink with Kursk

Russian Navy – Sonar data being analyzed from the U.S.S. Memphis, a Los-Angeles class nuclear attack submarine that was monitoring the Kursk, supports the hypothesis that a torpedo exploded during loading or firing, which then set off a larger explosion nearly 2 minutes later that sunk the submarine.

• Reuters: U.S. sonar tapes support Kursk torpedo theory-paper