Nord Stream natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany suffered catastrophic damage in a series of explosions on Monday. The Swedish Coast Guard found a fourth leak on Nord Stream pipelines. It is the second one found in Swedish waters. Two were found in Danish waters. The pipelines in the two countries were 1.1 miles apart. The pipelines were filled with natural gas and are creating an environmental methane nightmare.
Der Spiegel reported that the explosive devices used to blow up Nord Stream were comparable to 500 kg of TNT.
According to Spiegel information, explosive devices comparable to that of 500 kilograms of TNT must have been used to destroy the tubes. The seismic signals registered by various measuring stations were also included in the estimate.
The previously unknown estimates support the assumption that only a state actor can be behind the action. So far, the federal government has held back speculation…
There is a lot of speculation that Russia is behind the action. The Russian leadership, however, described the process as international terrorism directed against Russia.
According to the Swedish National Seismic Network, two powerful underwater explosions were detected on Monday in the same area of the sea as the Nord Stream gas leaks.
The monitoring network said the first explosion occurred on Monday at 2:03 a.m. Swedish time with a magnitude of 1.9 on the Richter scale, followed by a second at 7:04 p.m. on the same day with a magnitude of 2.3.
People commenting on the article guessed who might have done it, and some think it was Poland. Others guessed the US, Germany, Russia – the usual. Some commenters don’t think the US would risk World War III to do it. Most just want to wait for the investigation.
There are a lot of villains to choose from, but it’s hard to see what Russia’s motive could be. US media is zeroing in on Russia.
The massive pipeline explosions occurred near the Danish island of Bornholm, which is located in international waters.
Thousands of German people protested immediately before the pipeline was destroyed. Germany claimed they were Russian Germans; we don’t know if that is true.
Today thousands protested in Prague. They have been protesting.
Thousands of people in Prague today against the EU and NATO. They want to end the sanctions against Russia and force the government to import Russian gas. Demonstration censored by the EU media. It will be a very hot autumn in Europe and beyond. pic.twitter.com/QwwlSZGJv4
— RadioGenova (@RadioGenova) September 28, 2022
In under 12 hours after the explosions of Nord Stream 2, European Union officials gathered in Szczecin, Poland, to inaugurate the Baltic Pipe. The pipeline is expected to bring natural gas from Norway to Denmark to Poland, where it can be distributed across the European Union. The Baltic Pipe would bring 10 billion cubic meters of gas to the E.U. and was initially planned in 2014 after the Russian annexation of Crimea to mitigate the dependence on Russian gas.
Isn’t that lucky?
The US Navy was allegedly in the area of the leak before the explosions. That might be a reference to the BALTOPS exercises in June.
Exercise Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22 in the Baltic Sea took place in June 2022. It was meant to demonstrate the military bloc’s “mine hunting capabilities,” according to the statement by the US Navy at the time. In particular, it sought to experiment with Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) by deploying them off the coast of Bornholm island.
The CIA warned Germany that there were threats to the pipeline before the attack. That could be why the Navy was in the area if they were in the area.
It’s a heavy NATO area, but some media claims Russian subs were recently nearby in international waters.
It’s still hard to understand what Russia gains from this.
THEY SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO DONALD TRUMP
“Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation,” former President Donald Trump said in a speech at the United Nations in 2018 that drew chuckles from the German delegation. Remember how Angela Merkel laughed at Trump?
Are you still laughing, Germany?
We tried to warn you. #NordStream2 pic.twitter.com/kawsJZ2nMk
— #ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) September 27, 2022
As we all know, a Polish politician married to CIA propagandist Anne Applebaum of the Atlantic is convinced the US did it.
Also, Joe Biden and Victoria Nuland threatened the pipeline’s existence earlier this year, but they often make threats in vain.
Russia says the US did it and wants a UN Security Council investigation immediately.
According to Danish authorities, the explosions resulted from “deliberate actions.” The European Union Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said the leaks were due to “sabotage.” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg called the Nord Stream attack “sabotage” and said it would be met with a “determined response.”
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What you call lots of speculation that Russia did it is merely the echo chamber you recently wrote about. Western media jumped on blaming Russia with no evidence. No weight can be attached to that. No investigation will occur, the West already has the fragments.
A bomb of 500 kg would tend to mean a State Actor. The Media Theory is it was the Russians in order to start WWIII. Since it’s the FAKE NEWS theory it’s got to be wrong! It also makes no sense; Putin isn’t a Mad Man or Senile. Germany isn’t crazy either, but Klaus Schwab and Friends are. They have more money than many State Actors in Europe. What if this was a World Economic Forum False Flag Sponsored Operation? The WEF is Batshit Crazy! It would leave Europe as a Victim of a US / Russian conflict and possible spare Europe from annihilation since it’s about to freeze to death. The WEF Cult knows that Putin isn’t onboard with their “Great Reset” and neither is the majority of the US Population. So this would be a good move by the WEF Cult to get Russia and the US at each other’s throats. So who else had Naval assets in the Baltic in the last few Months? Could a Third World Diesel Boat gotten in and out? Probably not, it’s too shallow, but this could have be done from a Large Yacht. How much explosives did we leave behind in Afghanistan? What Middle East Oil State would benefit from working with the WEF Cult? Explosives traced back to the US would be a nice touch for a False Flag Operation. I still wouldn’t rule out Trader Joe since he made the Threat last Winter and there are a lot of People in the Beltway still fighting the USSR Cold War. Then what about rouge elements in the Bureaucracy?
Interesting that we are at DEFCON 3 when in reality we are at DEFCON 1. The Government is still telling us we aren’t in a Recession when on the Ground in Middle Class America it’s a Depression!
This is what happens when a dying group of 1960s Activist Communist Politicians steal an Election, take over the Government, and plant a Senile Old Coot into the Presidency who wouldn’t even remember if he signed an order to commit war against Russia. “Joshua [Joe], Let’s play Global Thermonuclear War.” Too bad we don’t have a WOPR that can figure out that this is a No Winner game, just a few potential survivors at best!
There are many non-nuclear explosives more powerful than TNT. But most are rated being less than twice as powerful. (Various internet sources.) They also vary in density and portability. Yet as one article pints out no one knows what hidden research in various countries might have found.
“Der Spiegel reported that the explosive devices used to blow up Nord Stream
were comparable to 500 kg of TNT.”
Assuming that is correct it would indicate either using something nuclear or moving hundreds of tons of explosives into place under water. Both indicate a strong military power. Even if materials could have been transported above water, it would not be easy to place them accurately.
Let me offer a simple explanation. If a single torpedo can sink a ship, then cold not a single torpedo, properly guided, not blow up a pipeline? Are the pipelines able to handle sudden nearby or impact explosions as a submarine? My guess is that they are not.
Could military torpedoes have been stolen by a rich enough entity either individual or corporation? That can not be completely discounted.
Could there have been a design fault, or construction fault in the pipelines? Could there have been explosives planted at the time of construction?
There are many things to consider.
The bottom line – any long distance transportation system can be subject to accidents. Nations with no natural supply are always in danger.
Trump was right. Never trust a single source in a volatile world.