The pipes are about 300 feet depth and three explosions were fired off at three different locations on two different pipes. This requires professional/ military equipment for example submersibles. Scuba diving is limited to the 200 foot depth or oxygen toxicity becomes a problem. Scuba divers have only a few minutes at that depth before they have to return to the surface. The explosives have to be placed accurately in murky waters and a system of detonation would have to be delayed to remove suspicion of a recent ship movement.
Hence the attack was most likely performed by a professional military team with special equipment such as underwater drones. That limits the possible culprits to navies which have this type of technical performance. Russians, including mafias, could bust the pipelines in Russian territorial water in the Gulf of Finland, IF they had a motive but no one has claimed they have one.
The attack was actually in heavily patrolled NATO waters. NATO navies are the most likely therefore. But the nations in the area: Denmark, Germany, Poland and Sweden, are unlikely to have undertaken the operation without US permission and/or help. The UK navy has the expertise, and would be a useful operator from the US point of view. Americans could deny that they had anything to do with the explosions.
The UK has replied to the Russian accusation by saying that Russia puts out a lot of false information all the time. But the UK has not denied that it was involved. The nature of the reply implies the reverse.
"Ministry of Defence Tweet 29 October
To detract from their disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence is resorting to peddling false claims of an epic scale This invented story, says more about arguments going on inside the Russian Government than it does about the west."
Things to watch out for: The Foreign Minister at the time was Liz Truss. A few days later at the Conservative Party conference her phone found to be hacked and it was suspected Kremlin agents were involved.
Thus it is possible that the hacker has proof of UK involvement through its Navy. It might be revealed at a later time. Hence the obscure way the UK Ministry of Defence replied to the accusation.
Russia's defense ministry Saturday said British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member of sabotaging critical Russian infrastructure.
The defense ministry did not give evidence for its claim.
"According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year – blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines," the ministry said.
Russia has previously blamed the West for the explosions last month that ruptured the Russian-built Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines on the bed of the Baltic Sea.
But Russia has never before given specific details of who was responsible for the damage to the pipelines, previously the largest routes for Russian gas supplies to Europe.
The Kremlin has repeatedly said allegations of Russian responsibility for the damage were "stupid" and Russian officials have said Washington had a motive as it wants to sell more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe.
The pipes are about 300 feet depth and three explosions were fired off at three different locations on two different pipes. This requires professional/ military equipment for example submersibles. Scuba diving is limited to the 200 foot depth or oxygen toxicity becomes a problem. Scuba divers have only a few minutes at that depth before they have to return to the surface. The explosives have to be placed accurately in murky waters and a system of detonation would have to be delayed to remove suspicion of a recent ship movement.
Hence the attack was most likely performed by a professional military team with special equipment such as underwater drones. That limits the possible culprits to navies which have this type of technical performance. Russians, including mafias, could bust the pipelines in Russian territorial water in the Gulf of Finland, IF they had a motive but no one has claimed they have one.
The attack was actually in heavily patrolled NATO waters. NATO navies are the most likely therefore. But the nations in the area: Denmark, Germany, Poland and Sweden, are unlikely to have undertaken the operation without US permission and/or help. The UK navy has the expertise, and would be a useful operator from the US point of view. Americans could deny that they had anything to do with the explosions.
The UK has replied to the Russian accusation by saying that Russia puts out a lot of false information all the time. But the UK has not denied that it was involved. The nature of the reply implies the reverse.
"Ministry of Defence Tweet 29 October
To detract from their disastrous handling of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Ministry of Defence is resorting to peddling false claims of an epic scale This invented story, says more about arguments going on inside the Russian Government than it does about the west."
Things to watch out for: The Foreign Minister at the time was Liz Truss. A few days later at the Conservative Party conference her phone found to be hacked and it was suspected Kremlin agents were involved.
Thus it is possible that the hacker has proof of UK involvement through its Navy. It might be revealed at a later time. Hence the obscure way the UK Ministry of Defence replied to the accusation.
From US Newsmax also on GB News
Russia's defense ministry Saturday said British navy personnel blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines last month, directly accusing a leading NATO member of sabotaging critical Russian infrastructure.
The defense ministry did not give evidence for its claim.
"According to available information, representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on September 26 this year – blowing up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines," the ministry said.
Britain's defense ministry declined immediate comment.
Russia has previously blamed the West for the explosions last month that ruptured the Russian-built Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines on the bed of the Baltic Sea.
But Russia has never before given specific details of who was responsible for the damage to the pipelines, previously the largest routes for Russian gas supplies to Europe.
The Kremlin has repeatedly said allegations of Russian responsibility for the damage were "stupid" and Russian officials have said Washington had a motive as it wants to sell more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe.