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haele

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4. Starting a new conspiracy theory....

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Nov 18, 2024, 10:46 PM

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Musk hired people to cut the cables is trying to get the Nordic countries to switch to Starlink.
Only half serious, because this could be a way of probing alternative lines of communication available to Finland and Sweden.

Haele

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An undersea telecommunications cable linking Finland and Germany has been cut for unknown reasons. [View all] applegrove Monday OP

2nd one in two days, the other being Sweden. The latter is projected to take up to 15 days to repair. Silent Type Monday #1

Get a HAM Radio MrWowWow Monday #2

Yes, was gonna say there are other means of communication, even if not as safe cable. Silent Type Monday #5

Yup. It's a simple and powerful safeguard. defacto7 Monday #6

Russia cuts comm cables, and who has the solution? greenman3610 Monday #3

Starting a new conspiracy theory.... haele Monday #4

A week ago, Putin crony Nikolai Patrushev warned that the US and UK would cut undersea cables Emrys Monday #7

Thanks. applegrove Monday #8

Very significant NJCher Tuesday #9

What are the best periodicals/websites re: international relations and intelligence? Duncan Grant Tuesday #10