Bombing of Nord Stream pipelines

Three of the four pipes of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines were damaged by undersea explosions on September 26, 2022.

Leaks

 * Gaslækage i Østersøen - Forsvaret, September 27, 2022
 * GEUS has recorded shaking in the Baltic Sea - Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, September 27, 2022
 * Due to the variation in sources of information concerning the gas leak - Swedish Coast Guard, September 28, 2022
 * Coast Guard: Gas leaks in the Baltic Sea somewhere close together - Merkur.de, September 29, 2022 (in German)
 * ''According to the current status, there is thus one known leak on both Nord Stream 1 lines and two on one of the Nord Stream 2 lines. Line B is still stable, a spokesman for Nord Stream 2 AG told dpa.
 * Remote Controlled Explosives Probably Used to Sabotage Nord Stream - Andrew Anglin, Unz Review, September 29, 2022

Accusations against Russia

 * Putin accused of sabotage over Nord Stream gas pipeline explosions - The Telegraph, September 27, 2022
 * Nord Stream network offline indefinitely after ‘unprecedented’ attack - with Russia blamed - Express (UK), September 27, 2022
 * Nord Stream incident a ‘terrorist act’ – Kremlin - RT, September 29, 2022
 * What speaks for Russia as a perpetrator - and what against it - Der Spiegel, September 30, 2022 (in German)
 * Vice Chancellor Habeck on Nord Stream leaks »The only truth that comes from Russia is a lie« - Der Spiegel, September 30, 2022 (in German)
 * Western media says Russia blew up Nord Stream. But why would Moscow destroy pipelines it spent billons of dollars building? - RT, October 2, 2022

Russian accusations

 * Naryshkin announced the West's involvement in the Nord Stream incidents - RIA Novosti, September 30, 2022 (in Russian)
 * ''Russia has data confirming that Western countries are behind the Nord Stream explosions, said Sergei Naryshkin, director of the Foreign Intelligence Service.
 * ''"The West is doing everything to hide the true organizers and perpetrators of this international terrorist act," he added.
 * Putin: "Sanctions are not enough for Anglo-Saxons. They have resorted to sabotage, it’s unbelievable, but true, having organised explosions on the international gas pipelines of the Nord Stream, which runs along the bottom of the Baltic Sea." (Source)

UN

 * UNSC meeting, September 30, 2022. Sergey Kupriyanov (Gazprom) describes the incident (6:25), including timing and location.
 * Statement and response by Permanent Representative V.A.Nebenzya at the UN Security Council meeting on sabotage against the Nord Stream gas pipeline, September 30, 2022
 * Dmitriy Polyanskii comments, October 1, 2022

US and NATO involvement

 * Explosive-Laden Drone Found Near Nord Stream Pipeline - Pipeline Technology Journal. November 13, 2015
 * Submarines and trawlers: Nord Stream 2 director spots something fishy in the Baltic - upstream, April 7, 2021
 * Nord Stream 2 requires military protection - Vzglyad, April 14, 2021
 * How to Blow Up a Pipeline - Andreas Malm, 2021 (Wikipedia)
 * Victoria Nuland threatens to shut down Nord Stream 2 if Russia invades Ukraine - RT, January 28, 2022
 * There will be no longer Nord Stream,we will bring end to it - Joe Biden, February 7, 2022 (copy)
 * Nice New Pipeline You’ve Got There. Shame If Something Happened to It. - Jim Geraghty, National Review, February 22, 2022
 * BALTOPS 22: A Perfect Opportunity for Research and Resting New Technology - Sea Power, June 14, 2022
 * BALTOPS 22, the premier Baltic Sea maritime exercise, concludes in Kiel - US Navy, June 17, 2022
 * UK to give Ukraine underwater mine-clearing drones and training - The Guardian, August 27, 2022
 * US Navy flies flag in eastern Baltic Sea - NDR.de, August 3, 2022 (in German)
 * ''At around 6 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the ship convoy had already passed the Danish island of Bornholm, when the Americans switched off their automatic ship identification systems (AIS) and could no longer be located without further ado.
 * USS Kearsarge group enters Baltic Sea - Tagesstimme, August 4, 2022 (in German)
 * USS Kearsarge group leaves Baltic Sea - Kreiszeitung, September 24, 2022 (in German)
 * FSB thwarts terror attack on gas pipeline from Turkey to Europe - TASS, September 22, 2022
 * US military aircraft circled Nord Stream incident site in September - Al Mayadeen, September 28, 2022
 * CIA warned German government against attack on Baltic Sea pipelines - Spiegel, September 28, 2022 (in German)
 * NATO tested underwater ‘equipment’ close to Nord Stream – Moscow - RT, September 29, 2022
 * More Evidence Points to US-NATO Sabotage of Nord Stream - Kurt Nimmo, Global Research, September 30, 2022
 * SITREP 9.30.22 LIVE! - Threat Level Midnight - Bobbleheads at Work - Monkey Werx US, September 30, 2022
 * US Navy P-8 Poseidon ASW aircraft circling right over the explosion area at the time of the event
 * The Swedish Navy had ships in place before the explosions - Dagens Nyheter, September 30, 2022

Precedents

 * Mine Disposal Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) - Naval Technology, August 29, 2013
 * Munitions Object Found Near Nord Stream Pipeline has been Successfully Cleared - Gazprom, November 15, 2015 (archive)
 * Gazprom showed a photo of a NATO mine destroyer found under Nord Stream in 2015 - 1TV.ru, October 10, 2022 (video + photos)

Western narrative control

 * ''See also Totalitarian Media Regime


 * Russians push baseless theory blaming US for burst pipeline - AP via The Washington Post, September 30, 2022 (archive)
 * It’s Only A ‘Conspiracy Theory’ When It Accuses The US Government - Caitlin Johnstone, October 4, 2022
 * Tucker Carlson - Asking obvious questions is forbidden - Fox News, October 6, 2022 (mirror)
 * US Media’s Intellectual No-Fly-Zone on US Culpability in Nord Stream Attack - Bryce Greene, FAIR, October 7, 2022

Investigation

 * Nord Stream gas 'sabotage': who's being blamed and why? - Reuters, September 30
 * Initial Probe Of Nord Stream Leaks Strengthens Sabotage Suspicions, Swedish Investigators Say -RFE/RL, October 6, 2022
 * ''The service didn't give details about its investigation, but a separate statement from the Swedish prosecutor who led the preliminary investigation said “seizures have been made at the crime scene and these will now be investigated.”

Repair

 * Emergency Pipeline Isolation and Repair - Subsea Midline Replacement - STATS GROUP, September 12, 2016
 * The Pipeline Repair Busters: Being ready for the worst case - Maslin, Elaine, Offshore Engineer, October 22, 2020
 * Nord Stream damage might be irreparable – media - RT, September 28, 2022
 * Single line of Nord Stream 2 can still export gas, analysts say - Reuters, September 28, 2022
 * Nord Stream pipelines can be restored – Moscow - RT, October 2, 2022
 * ''The process would be time-consuming and costly, according to Russia’s deputy PM

Economic effects

 * How Bad Will the German Recession Be? - Spiegel International, September 14, 2022
 * German business confidence plummets to two-year low as recession looms - Remix News, September 27, 2022
 * State of emergency at Nord Stream: Europe is preparing for the worst - RIA Novosti, September 29, 2022 (in Russian)
 * Blinken Calls Sabotage Attacks On Nord Stream Pipelines A "Tremendous Opportunity" - ZeroHedge, October 3, 2022
 * Nord Stream 2 offers Germany a date with destiny - Pepe Escobar, PressTV, October 6, 2022 (Unz, ZeroHedge, Global Research)
 * German government furious as ‘friendly countries’ charge ‘astronomical prices’ for gas - Remix News, October 7, 2022 (mirror)

Blocking Nord Stream 2

 * Blocking Nord Stream 2: To Fight “Russian Dictatorship,” US Dictates to Europe - Tony Cartalucci, New Eastern Outlook, December 19, 2018
 * The Crisis in Ukraine Is Not About Ukraine. It's About Germany - Mike Whitney, Unz Review, February 11, 2022 (mirror)

Analysis

 * The Americans Declared War On Europe - Gonzalo Lira, September 27, 2022 (video)
 * The War On Germany Just Entered Its Hot Phase - Moon of Alabama, September 26, 2022
 * WHAT A COINCIDENCE!!! - Larry Johnson, September 27, 2022
 * Whodunnit? - Facts Related to The Sabotage Attack On The Nord Stream Pipelines - Moon of Alabama, September 28, 2022
 * The Bornholm Blow-Up Repeats the Bornholm Bash — Poland Attacks Germany and Blames Russia - John Helmer, September 28, 2022 (mirror)
 * Germany and EU have been handed over a declaration of war - Pepe Escobar, PressTV, September 28, 2022 (Unz, Shaker)
 * America’s Grand Masters Checkmate the Baltic Sea - Declan Hayes, Strategic Culture, September 28, 2022
 * Tucker Carlson: This is an atrocity - Fox News, September 28, 2022 (video)
 * The Timing of the Pipeline Attack - Joe Lauria, Consortium News, September 28, 2022
 * The Americans Did It - John Laughland, Ron Paul Institute, September 29, 2022
 * Nord Stream. Cui Bono? - Helmholtz Smith, September 29, 2022
 * If not Germany or Russia, how about Martians? But Martians have always shown a contemptuous indifference to the affairs of Earth as is shown by their favorite expression “thick in atmosphere, thick in head”.


 * Who profits from Pipeline Terror? - Pepe Escobar, The Cradle, September 29, 2022
 * ''Secret talks between Russia and Germany to resolve their Nord Stream 1 and 2 issues had to be averted at any cost
 * The Curious Whodunit of Nordstreams 1 and 2 - Tom Luongo, September 29, 2022
 * Should Europeans ‘Thank’ the Americans for Destroying Nord Stream? - Robert Bridge, Strategic Culture, September 29, 2022
 * Aftershock of Nord Stream explosions rumbles Warsaw — Polish politicians go "nutters" - John Helmer, September 30, 2022
 * Michael Hudson on The Euro Without Germany - Naked Capitalism, September 30, 2022
 * Blatantly Obvious Who Gains From Nord Stream Sabotage - Strategic Culture, September 30, 2022
 * THE OCTOBER SURPRISE — ASK NOT WHAT THE KREMLIN WILL DO, BUT WHAT THE US WILL DO NEXT - John Helmer, October 2, 2022
 * Nordstream – the Signal That Washington Knows It Has Lost the 'Great Game' - Nick Griffin, Unz Review, October 2, 2022
 * American Pravda: Of Pipelines and Plagues Ron Unz, Unz Review, October 3, 2022
 * Germania Delenda Est - E. Michael Jones, Unz Review, October 3, 2022
 * Columbia economist: US 'probably' behind the sabotage of Nord Stream - Al Mayadeen English, October 4, 2022
 * Pipeline Terror is the 9/11 of the Raging Twenties - Pepe Escobar, Press TV, October 4, 2022 (mirror)
 * Did Uncle Sam, a.k.a. Wile E. Coyote, Blow Up the Wrong Pipeline? - Kevin Barrett, Unz Review, October 5, 2022
 * The Nord Stream 2 Pipeline Sabotage - MonkeyWerx, October 2022
 * Who sabotaged Nord Stream pipelines? US boasts ‘tremendous opportunity’ to weaken Russia. CIA knew - Ben Norton, Multipolarista, October 6, 2022
 * The curious silence surrounding the Baltic gas bubbles - Alastair Crooke, Al Mayadeen English, October 9, 2022
 * WHODUNNIT? A Pipeline Mystery (not really) - Eric Arthur Blair, Saker blog, October 10, 2022 3 Comments
 * Europe’s Eerie Silence – The Curious Case of the Dog That Did Not Bark - Alastair Crooke, Strategic Culture, October 10, 2022