Posted on 01/17/2022 9:12:06 AM PST by RomanSoldier19
wo unidentified drones have been spotted over two nuclear power plants in Sweden last Friday, days after the country boosted military presence on Gotland Island to counter increasing Russian activity in the region.
Though Sweden’s National Operations Department opened an investigation into the incident, no suspects have been identified, reported The Drive. The authorities reportedly used helicopters to try and locate the alleged drone, but the efforts ended in vain.
Swedish Police said the drones were seen over two nuclear facilities over Forsmark and Oskarshamn. Though there were reports about a similar incursion in a third facility at Ringhals, there is no official confirmation. The facility at Forsmark is the biggest energy producer in the country.
Reports added that a large unidentified drone had flown over Stockholm Saturday, including over the royal palace.
According to Swedish TV station TV2, the unmanned device seen at Forsmark was "a larger model that can withstand wind as it blew hard in the area." A guard who first spotted the drone said it hovered over the facility before moving east towards the island of Gräsö.
Though the officials did not confirm the presence of a drone over the Ringhals nuclear power plant, footage reportedly filmed by a motorist shows a bright light in the sky over the plant.
This comes as Sweden boosted its military presence on the island of Gotland amid the recent deployment of Russian landing craft in the Baltic. An emergency contingency unit of Sweden’s armed forces arrived at the island, which lies 230 miles to the south of the nuclear facility at Forsmark.
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Right now Sweden needs to be herded into the NATO orbit to keep jacking up the pressure on Russia while the winner of all this drama can only be China.
If you dont like them, shoot them down. Shouldn’t be that difficult.
Russia is just toying with the West here. I suspect heads in Europe will be spinning around so fast to keep up with Russia is doing that they’ll quickly surrender Ukraine.
Space aliens have allied with Putin. We are doomed.
Is this the next Islam incident? Take these trespassings seriously.
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My Dad’s old 12ga Remington Model 1100 with the 30” full choke barrel would probably work on smaller drones.
Only if you’re close enough...
“Space aliens have allied with Putin. We are doomed.”
Why would they want to ally with our govt which is fundamentally insane?
I think Russia will keep the West focused on Ukraine while it gobbles up the “stans”. Easier to do, remote geographically to the West so to the West ‘who cares?’. Putin probably for now will settle on a ‘Finlandization’ solution for Ukraine. With ‘Finlandization’ Ukraine might become unstable enough to request protection from Russia in the near future. ( See Kazakhstan right now!) Which is ironic since that will drive Finland and Sweden to the West. The goal will still be recover the imperial borders as much as possible without a major war.
Oooh... you just gave me a use for mine! :)
Sweden has declared its neutral for past 200 years, since time of Napoleon
During WW II allowed Nazis to access high grade Swedish iron ore, shipping it to Germany in return for coal
Sweden is opposed to joining NATO because of mutual defense pact, which obligates states to fight if one member is attacked
Really. They’d be easier to id when they’re on the ground.
Europe had better wish for a mild winter when Putin shuts off the gas supply.
Ah, but they have Greta to keep them warm while they snack on solar panel chips.
Any unidentified drone in your airspace should have one designation- TARGET.
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