“How America took out the Nord Stream pipeline” (seymourhersh.substack.com)

Article summary

Seymour Hersh claims that the United States executed a covert sea operation to take out the Nord Stream pipeline. The article provides specific details about the US Navy's Diving and Salvage Center and its potential involvement in the operation. However, the article lacks concrete evidence to support these claims. The destruction of the pipeline has significant implications for global energy politics and relations between the US, Russia, and Europe.

Main themes

• Nord Stream pipeline destruction
• US-Russia relations
• Global energy politics
• Covert operations
• European security
• US-Germany relations

What commenters say

• The US had a motive to destroy the pipeline due to its opposition to the project and potential benefits from disrupting Russian energy exports.
• Russia may have destroyed the pipeline to demonstrate its capabilities and pressure European countries over Ukraine policy.
• The destruction of the pipeline eliminates Russia's ability to use gas as leverage over Europe, making it an unlikely move for Russia to make.
• The US presence in Germany is not an occupation, but rather a mutually beneficial arrangement that provides security guarantees and economic benefits.
• The article's claims are not supported by sufficient evidence and rely on argument by assertion.
• The destruction of the pipeline may have been a strategic move by Russia to cement its position and limit the potential for a thaw in energy policy with Europe.
• The US and Russia both have plausible motives for the destruction of the pipeline, but the true culprit remains unclear.
• The incident highlights the complexities of global energy politics and the potential for covert operations to shape international relations.