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2022-10-05 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

'Britain sends warships to the North Sea to protect underwater gas and oil pipelines and internet cables from Russian sabotage after Nordstream was blown up in suspected Kremlin attack

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Posted by Skid 2022-10-05 01:50|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 ..... an attack widely thought to have been orchestrated by Russia, senior politicians, defence chiefs and experts have warned.

Yes, somewhere in the top two to three possibilities. At a critical time, due caution is certainly recommended.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-10-05 03:02|| 2022-10-05 03:02|| Front Page Top

#2 'The likelihood of anything happening is remote but people are concerned and what better system to have than a ship that has good radar and good sonar?'

...And, with any luck, the SSN they're not talking about...

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-10-05 09:26|| 2022-10-05 09:26|| Front Page Top

#3 A good reason to get the ships out for Real World Practice™ while the bean counters would prefer they stay dockside and undermanned...

Posted by magpie 2022-10-05 19:48|| 2022-10-05 19:48|| Front Page Top

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