Who blew up the Nord Stream pipelines? | DW Documentary

More than a year has passed since the clandestine bombing of the Nord Stream natural gas pipelines in the Baltic Sea. Yet what really happened in September of 2022 remains as murky as the waters near the seafloor.

Who was behind this act of sabotage? Was it ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin, or did the US government have something to do with it? Can the people who carried it out be traced to Ukraine? For months, a large team of journalists worked to track down the alleged culprits. They spoke with investigators and researchers while looking into a variety of theories and motives - to find answers to one of the most secret acts of sabotage of our time.

The joint research conducted by the ARD-Hauptstadtstudio, political TV program "Kontraste”, public broadcaster SWR and newspaper "DIE ZEIT” - along with international partners - sheds light on how the attacks were prepared.

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[dirremoire]

Germans, the mere fact that your Chancellor isn't pursuing an investigation is all you need to know.

[evolvnyc]

The only mystery is “what happened to journalism in Germany?”

[tristanpatterson]

How to say you're a tool of the state without saying you're a tool of the state.

[MakerInMotion]

If Russia wanted to stop the gas, they could just close the tap.

[mugumyapaultheafricannomad]

If this is a mystery, this means we still don't know who attacked Iraq

[familyshare]

"There will be no longer a Nord Stream 2. We will bring an end to it... We will. I promise you, we will be able to do it."

Biden (and Scholz), 7 Feb 2022

[Brock_Corb]

This will soon be on the History Channel. A 15 part Series where they ultimately end up finding nothing. Just like every Bigfoot documentary

[seahaws]

Feels so sorry on germans, they knew who blew it but cant say it, poor

[xavier]

Everybody know the answer: the one who announced it did it.

[familyshare]

The comments are more informative than DW's hour documentary.

[dominusnostrum]

Everyone knows, no matter how hard media hacks try to confuse the issue.

[raymondgilbourne]

What were the 'provably false' details in the Seymour Hersh version of events? It would have been useful to point out where he was wrong rather than to blithely assert that his story was wrong.

[Signal_Glow]

Who said "there will be no Nord Stream"? I stopped watching DW a couple of years ago because it felt like insult on our intelligence.

[nandotorres]

We investigated ourselves and after presenting evidence in our favor we declared ourselves innocent.

[Jim-ntxy]

let me country gains the most from the pipeline's

[josipfleis]

People all around the world know exactly who have done this. Also, the governments of Germany and Sweden knows exactly who have done this, and they explicitly said that they don't want to get in trouble by say it out loud. They don't want to get a slam from their Big Brother.

[aleksandrpulnikov]

There are a few major inconsistencies. The calculation expert said that 50kg of explosives should be enough to cause a leak in the pipes. I agree on that possibility, but there are 2 extra circumstances, which had to be reproduced. The pipes have been deformed enormously, and additionally an earthquake of 2 had been recorded at a fair distance from the explosions. You can adjust the power and location of explosion until everything is reproduced correctly.
Recently a baltic pipe was damaged causing a leak, but no earthquake was recorded. So the leak itself and release of internal pressure would not result in an earthquake. An earthquake is clearly an indication of a massive explosion.
The calculations should be interpreted as 50kg or more, very much more. Given the other two circumstances, even 500kg might not be enough. Collecting, transporting and placing tons of explosives is another cup of tea.
There are more flaws, however. The investigators "conveniently" forgot that a few years prior to the attack Russians found an American underwater drone laying on a pipe very close to the future explosion site. This "convenient" loss of memory is meant to carry you away from "inconvenient" conclusions. Not to mention that president Biden said openly to the press that US would "stop" the North stream.
Let us review the consequences. Did Russia lose from this attack? To a certain extent, because Russia invested not only into the pipes, but also into the infrastructure. But the damage is not massive, because Russia has increased production of LNG. This also required investments, so you can also consider it as a loss. For the people who still accuse Russia of a possible foot-shooting there is a simple answer. When sabotage of the pipes occurred, there was a massive leakage of gas you could all see. The amount of leaked gas corresponds to annual consumption of gas by Denmark. So those who accuse Russia would literally accuse her of throwing money into the air. Did Germany lose from the attack? Clearly, because Germany also invested into that project and lost access to the cheap Russian gas. As a result Germany is in recession. Did US win? Absolutely, US is the winner here, because they are able to sell American gas for at least 3-4 times higher price to Germany. While Russia was present on the gas market, US had no chance. US was always (!) against the North stream and did everything to impede construction of the pipeline. Russian LNG is reaching Europe, which affects the gas prices, so US is now trying to impede production and delivery of Russian LNG. Did Ukraine win? Barely, because Russia is able to deliver gas to remaining European customers through Turkey. Also, the increased production of Russian LNG makes Ukrainian pipelines irrelevant. As a result of the attack, Russia is turning to the East and South. So Ukraine is losing its logistical appeal and a substantial amount of income. It appears that US is the only winner here, and Biden did not tell a lie for once.

[Ano-Nymous]

The comment section is giving me hope. Seems we're not completely lost.

[subashkhadkachhetri]

Whole world knows who blew up the pipeline DW still investigating 😂😂😂

[David-iolp]

I'm about halfway through this documentary, and this is a bit confusing to me for a number of reasons:
1) Why on earth would Russia blow up it's own infrastructure? And one that is strategically and financially important no less. Why is this even a theory?
2) Putin mentioned in an interview recently that whoever blew up the pipeline would certainly have to be someone of considerable capabilities and resources.
3) To blow up the joint infrastructure of two major powers is not something anyone without balls of steel and the right backing can do. That is something that could be considered an act of war. Do you really think the governments of Poland, Ukraine, or some other minor powers would make such a risky move?