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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by marginalia_nu on Monday October 03, 2022 @11:08AM (#33068546)
Weird formulation to call it a leaks. While true, it doesn't quite capture the fact that it was deliberate sabotage. You know, it's like saying "the 9/11 plane crashes are a wake-up call for countries with vulnerable skyscrapers". Just feels off.
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by findalex on Monday October 03, 2022 @12:41PM (#33069964)
I'm probably a cynic, but it feels intellectually dishonest.
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by polishdude20 on Monday October 03, 2022 @01:08PM (#33070442)
What's the proof it was sabotage though?
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by toomuchtodo on Thursday October 06, 2022 @09:06AM (#33107723)
(https://archive.ph/2022.10.06-112615/https://www.bloomberg.c...) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-06/sweden-se...
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by marginalia_nu on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:01PM (#33071258)
If it was just one of the pipelines the question would have merit.

The odds of two pipelines spontaneously failing within minutes of each other yet kilometers apart seems slim.

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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by polishdude20 on Monday October 03, 2022 @02:20PM (#33071546)
Do the Russians control the valves for both? I read somewhere from an engineer that it could have been a maintenance mistake.
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by hazmazlaz on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:30PM (#33073249)
I would like to read that take, do you have the source?
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by polishdude20 on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:58PM (#33073610)
Found it!

https://thelawdogfiles.com/2022/09/nordstream.html

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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by hazmazlaz on Monday October 03, 2022 @04:29PM (#33073231)
Given such an incredibly low probability of accidental failure, the burden of proof is shifted to the more extraordinary claim. So a better question would be, what's the proof that it wasn't sabotage?
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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by polishdude20 on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @02:12AM (#33077115)
How about the third possibility? Accident / Incompetence?

https://thelawdogfiles.com/2022/09/nordstream.html

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Re:The Nord Stream leaks are a wake-up call for countries wi... by pGuitar on Monday October 03, 2022 @08:47PM (#33075515)
While probably true, it is nearly impossible to prove a negative....

i.e.: Give me a proof that God doesn't exist

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