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To me, the most fascinating thing about this is the complete and utter uncertainty. Who is responsible, USA? Russia? Ukraine? Poland? Terrorists? No one?

You'd think that in the 21st century, a piece of infrastructure getting blown up during a war, between two clearly defined sides, there wouldn't be nearly as much mystery surrounding the events.

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I agree that is the most important angle, to consider the consequences for other infrastructure. However, it should be said, pipelines are intrinsically difficult infrastructure to monitor due to their great length, and a pipeline at the bottom of the sea even more so.

> between two clearly defined sides

One should note: "between two clearly defined sides" but also with a few dozen other factions supporting one side or the other as a proxy war and negotiating with one side or the other to attempt to manipulate food and energy supply chains on a global scale.

It's not a proxy war, it's just a war, and like many other wars in history there are people supporting either side.

Yes. Thank you. It is important to be strict about this. Nations supporting and possibly benefiting from a war does not mean it has to be a proxy war.

>Who is responsible, USA? Russia? Ukraine? Poland? Terrorists? No one?

All of these are possibilities to some degree or another, except I think "no one". It doesn't seem plausible that multiple simultaneous explosions would sever this extremely durable pipeline.

I suspect many countries know who did it, but think it is not in their best interests to either admit that they know, or let others know that they know. International intrigue indeed!

It just happened. Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.

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