Posted on 10/03/2022 4:27:46 AM PDT by Travis McGee
Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost.
The War of Economic Corridors has entered incandescent, uncharted territory: Pipeline Terror.
A sophisticated military operation – that required exhaustive planning, possibly involving several actors – blew up four separate sections of the Nord Stream (NS) and Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipelines this week in the shallow waters of the Danish straits, in the Baltic Sea, near the island of Bornholm.
Swedish seismologists estimated that the power of the explosions may have reached the equivalent of up to 700 kg of TNT. Both NS and NS2, near the strong currents around Borholm, are placed at the bottom of the sea at a depth of 60 meters.
The pipes are built with steel reinforced concrete, able to withstand impact from aircraft carrier anchors, and are basically indestructible without serious explosive charges. The operation – causing two leaks near Sweden and two near Denmark – would have to be carried out by modified underwater drones.
Every crime implies motive. The Russian government wanted – at least up to the sabotage – to sell oil and natural gas to the EU. The notion that Russian intel would destroy Gazprom pipelines is beyond ludicrous. All they had to do was to turn off the valves. NS2 was not even operational, based on a political decision from Berlin. The gas flow in NS was hampered by western sanctions. Moreover, such an act would imply Moscow losing key strategic leverage over the EU.
Diplomatic sources confirm that Berlin and Moscow were involved in a secret negotiation to solve both the NS and NS2 issues. So they had to be stopped – no holds barred. Geopolitically, the entity that had the motive to halt a deal holds anathema a possible alliance in the horizon between Germany, Russia, and China.
Whodunnit? The possibility of an “impartial” investigation of such a monumental act of sabotage – coordinated by NATO, no less – is negligible. [much more at link]
It was OBVIOUS from the start that this was an attack on Germany (and Europe to a lesser extent). The question now is which Western country did it and will they get punished?
BlinkenIdiot welcomed the destruction of the NordStream pipelines as a great opportunity for America....
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Seems to me that the US attacked Germany.
Per Article 5, this authorizes the other NATO countries to attack the US.
Thanks for the laughs.
Thanks for the laughs.
Why is it still alive after a demonstrated history of failure and $trillions in deficit spending?
Because it provides fabulous wealth to a select few
I suggest that the Arabs and Israel want to supply the Euro market and have economic motivation of a real nature.
Russia has been at war in Syria for years partially to prevent a pipeline to Europe. Russia now knows that there can be retribution for war elsewhere
Just a thought
Coincidence?
I thought that line was already in place and working but did not have adequate supply capability from the Norway fields
It has nowhere near the capacity of NS. I guess in their position now, that will have to do.
Bkmk
NS 1
Total combined capacity of the four pipes is 110 million cubic metres per annum (3.9 billion cubic feet per annum) of natural gas.
NS2
Was not operational yet. The construction of the pipeline started in 2011, to expand the Nord Stream line and double annual capacity to 110 billion cubic metres (3.9 trillion cubic feet).
Baltic Pipe
It transports natural gas from the North Sea to Poland via Denmark at up to 10 billion cubic metres (350 billion cubic feet) per year.
Guess it is quite a bit smaller but since NS1 and NS2 are gone, it’s more than the zero CU FT they’re putting out.
Baltic Pipe officially became operational on 27 September 2022,[7] one day after a series of as of yet unexplained explosions on 26 September 2022 rendered the competing Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines from Russia to Germany inoperable.[8]
There are plans for more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Pipe#/media/File:Zrzut_ekranu_2016-06-01_o_22.03.57.png
Job #1...
Publicly release highly detailed and comprehensive videos and stills of all the damage.
I want see for myself what happened before I start believing unsubstantiated claims that the explosions equaled 700 kg of TNT and were delivered by highly sophisticated underwater drones.
Job #2...
How long will it take to repair the pipe line?
It had to be constructed and laid in place from the surface.
Hard to believe it would take more than two or three weeks to replace a couple hundred feet of concrete encased pipe.
It cannot involve any NATO (USN dominated) countries.
Otherwise, it would be like the FBI investigating what went wrong at WACO.
The same UUVs that [possibly] placed the demo charges, using underwater sonar and video, cannot be the source of the video evidence showing the damage.
.
Yeah, but now it’s flooded also.
One thing is glaringly obvious. Those waters are heavily patrolled, and under constant surveillance by satellites and a swarm of NATO patrol planes.
The dog that didn’t bark…
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.
