claim: "the u.s. navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident."
author: john mccain
evidence_1: in listing military nuclear accidents, the following criteria have been adopted:  there must be well-attested and substantial health damage, property damage or  contamination. the damage must be related directly to radioactive material, not  merely (for example) at a nuclear power plant. to qualify as "military", the nuclear  ...
evidence_2: jun 9, 2008 ... we can do that," mccain said in a speech on june 2, 2008 in nashville, tenn. " nuclear is clean." mccain also dropped in a military statistic he is fond of citing. " my friends, the u.s. navy has sailed ships around the world for 60 years with  nuclear power plants on them and we've never had an accident.
evidence_3: construction of the world's first nuclear powered submarine was made possible  by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of  scientists and engineers at the naval reactors branch of the bureau of ships  and the atomic energy commission. in july 1951 the u.s. congress authorized ...
evidence_4: better seamanship have improved greatly since world war ii, but this has not  eliminated serious mishaps. ..... ships had nuclear weapons aboard, the navy  would have to deal with the controversy, if not the .... reactor years of us naval  reactor operations there has never been a reactor accident or a problem resulting  in fuel.
evidence_5: president donald trump thanked u.s. troops for their service on thursday,  assuring them "we're really winning" against america's foes as he celebrated ...  the latest revelations have prompted a hard look back at the way democrats and  their allies once circled the wagons around president bill clinton, dismissing ...