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Re:Gas Leak in the Baltic Sea by jcranmer on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @11:44AM (#32996866)
> The Siberian pipeline was also sabotaged by the US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_pipeline_sabotage

I'm skeptical of that claim. It is sourced entirely from an autobiography, and there's no corroborating evidence of the explosion from any other source.

> Russia has been pressuring Germany to re-open NordStrom 2 for weeks now.

Maybe, but Germany hasn't been close to yielding to that pressure.

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Re:Gas Leak in the Baltic Sea by MichaelCollins on Wednesday September 28, 2022 @10:30AM (#33008400)
> Maybe, but Germany hasn't been close to yielding to that pressure.

It doesn't have to be close to yielding, or even particularly likely to be close in the future. Planning and accounting for unlikely contingencies is prudent.

Suppose analysts calculated a mere 5% chance Germany considers yielding to pressure this winter. Why take that risk? Blow up the pipe and bring that risk down to 0%.

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