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2022-10-18 Europe

Extraordinary first images emerge of mangled Nord Stream: 165ft of blown-up Baltic Sea gas pipe is 'either missing or buried under the seabed' after it was attacked with 'extreme force'

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-10-18 07:15|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 The video they showed had the metal bending outward. Which means the force came from inside the pipe. Datapoint which goes toward the theory of a hydro-plug that ruptured the pipe due to Russian incompetence.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-10-18 11:30|| 2022-10-18 11:30|| Front Page Top

#2 Looks like it was blown from the inside outward, based on debris field in the videos and photos.
Until I see a crater caused by an external explosive, I'm still under the belief that hydrate plugs busted loose by a cleaning pig (or something similar).

Posted by Mullah Richard OTR 2022-10-18 11:32|| 2022-10-18 11:32|| Front Page Top

#3 Or Russian sabotage by use of a explosive 'pig' run inside the pipeline, which could be either the government, or dissidents.

Posted by Nero 2022-10-18 11:33|| 2022-10-18 11:33|| Front Page Top

#4 Sweden withdraws from joint German-Danish investigation of Nord Stream leak, citing “national security”

BERLIN, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Sweden has rejected plans to set up a formal joint investigation team with Denmark and Germany to look into the recent ruptures of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, a Swedish prosecutor investigating the leaks

“citing national security” LOL
Secure from… NATO??
🤡

Posted by Chaim 2022-10-18 11:41|| 2022-10-18 11:41|| Front Page Top

Posted by Cholutle Thrans9751 2022-10-18 15:17|| 2022-10-18 15:17|| Front Page Top

#6 Sweden's (now ex-) prime minister has denied the Reuters report in an interview with Reuters.

Posted by European Conservative 2022-10-18 15:29|| 2022-10-18 15:29|| Front Page Top

#7 #3
Ah, a Sinister Pig. Done read that book.

Posted by JHH 2022-10-18 23:55|| 2022-10-18 23:55|| Front Page Top

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