
CHAPTER 2
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A Culture of Absolute
Honesty
‘‘What upsets me is not that you lied to me; it is that from now
on, I can no longer believe you.’’
— F
REDERICK
N
IETZSCHE
ON FEBRUARY 9, 2001, WHILE CONDUCTING A SPECIAL TOUR FOR
a group of civilians off the coast of Hawaii, the nuclear subma-
rine USS Greenville launched an ‘‘emergency blow,’’ rapidly ris-
ing from the ocean depths and breaking through the surface like
a whale playing in the waves. The crew wanted to show the visit-
ing civilians what the submarine could do and, according to testi-
mony, ‘‘give them a bit of a thrill.’’ Unfortunately, the rapidly
emerging submarine collided with the Ehime Maru,