Veteran of the Danish navy: "Sophisticated naval forces" attacked Nord Stream

The perpetrator of the Nord Stream pipelines attack likely had access to fast-moving underwater drones, a former diver told Bloomberg. NATO forces trained with these unmanned underwater vehicles near the blast site prior to the explosions. The Danish navy described the diver’s hypothesis as sound, while the country’s intelligence agency, defense ministry, and foreign affairs ministry offered no comment. The Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which were built to deliver Russian natural gas directly to Germany, lost pressure abruptly on September 26, following a series of underwater explosions off the Danish island of Bornholm. The diver’s hypothesis disproves the theory that a “pro-Ukrainian group” used a rented yacht to ferry explosives to the blast site.

The intelligence officials quoted by both newspapers made no mention of the supposed group having at their disposal underwater drones. NATO militaries have access to underwater “mine-hunting” drones, which were used by the US navy’s Sixth Fleet during last June’s BALTOPS exercises. According to a report by American journalist Seymour Hersh, US navy divers used the BALTOPS drills as cover to plant explosives, aided by their Norwegian counterparts. However, multiple US officials have denied Hersh’s version of events, and a former CIA operative told Bloomberg that someone involved in the planning would have stepped in and said “this is the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard.” However, Hersh wrote that this exact scenario happened, with State Department and CIA officials deeming the plan “stupid”, but the skeptics were overruled and the pipelines destroyed with explosives triggered remotely three months after they were planted. Russia President Vladimir Putin said last month that he “fully agrees” with Hersh’s conclusions, blaming the sabotage on “US intelligence.” The Kremlin has dismissed the “pro-Ukrainian group” theory, calling