Comments by "Art Stone" (@ArtStoneUS) on "Lagarde, EU outlook darkening. NS1 NS2 pressure drop, leak or sabotage? Snowden RU citizen. Update 1" video.

  1. With a pipeline turned off and Russia moving to a world without European customers, Germany is the main country that has something to lose from sabotage to the pipeline. Currently, Russia has no reason to begin repairs
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  2. Assuming that it's the United States, what would be the consequences of Russia or a friendly country cutting fiber optic cables carrying phone calls and the internet? Or disabling communication satellites?
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  3. And never threaten to quit your current job before you have a new job lined up
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  4. Having a lira pegged to the Russian ruble might be workable
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  5. Well, certainly the former East Germany could claim that their borders were changed without their consent. šŸ˜
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  6. I can think of another option, which is Russia reverse the pumps and removed the gas currently in the pipeline
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  7. Ā @adelaidesafoa3850Ā  I wrote that before we were getting the information that there are huge gaping holes. What they could do instead is to start pumping air into the pipeline to reduce the intrusion of sea water, if they actually care
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  8. And Ukraine certainly does not have that capability. That anyone would even suggest that Ukraine did it shows an immense lack of knowledge. That being said, Ukraine might have asked a third party to do it on their behalf.
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  9. For a long time, the United States has had the technology to splice itself into undersea communication cables. Poking a hole in a pipeline would not require different technology.
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  10. But both currencies are dropping compared to the Russian ruble
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  11. Also, this is last week to use or exchnge the paper pound sterling currency as it is being withdrawn by the bank of England.
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  12. It was just a few days ago that President Biden threatened that the United States has tools to shut down the pipeline
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  13. Well, when Russia said they might have to attack the place where decisions are being made, and that decision making place is not inside Ukraine, that's the obvious target. Hurricane Ian might also be causing a natural hit on Tampa Florida , the headquarters on the US Central command. That's where the US military has been remotely flying drones on the other side of the planet.
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  14. What were the reaction be in Germany if they realize that it was the United States that blew up their natural gas supply and their population started freezing to death...
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  15. Cyprus has been a very popular tourist destination for Russians, who have a reputation of being very generous with their money
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  16. Ā @UseanameĀ  I'm pretty sure that Ukraine does not have any submarines!
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  17. Ā @ccahill2322Ā  the same type of pumps that are already in place to compress natural gas! After I posted that I did more research, and the pipeline was built with several emergency underwater cutoff switches that can be activated with a submersible vehicle.
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  18. Russian tourists were a big part of the economy is Cyprus, and Turkey
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  19. Can an ROV be controlled remotely by radio, or does it require a tether from a surface ship?
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  20. There comes a moment when you realize that the most evil country in the world is not Russia. It will take a while for that to sink in to the Western public.
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