The Russian navy dismissed today a Norwegian media report the Kursksubmarine was carrying nuclear weapons when it fell to the sea floor last August killing all 118 submariners on board.
Mr Igor Dygalo, aide to the commander of the Russian navy, said: "I categorically deny this information. From the first day of the catastrophe we said there were no nuclear weapons on board the atomic submarine Kursk".
He said the comments about Kursk's payload, made by Russian politician Mr Grigory Tomchin and aired on Norwegian television this week, were linked to his personal analysis and personal fantasy.