Modern criminology invites us to revisit our approach to the Nord Stream sabotage and ultimately forces us to explain the decisions made by the Nord Stream saboteurs and the reasons which led them to target the Nord Stream pipelines in the deeper waters of the Danish and Swedish Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) in the Baltic Sea, rather than opting for a mission in the considerably shallower waters of the German Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), where both Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 could have easily been targeted at once.

This fundamentally raises critical questions regarding the saboteur’s tactical operation, raising the possibility that submarines were involved in the Nord Stream sabotage.

Were the Naval surface activities in the Baltic Sea a mere representation of the covered activities below?

The rationale for the presence of submarines is rooted in their inherent qualities of stealth and discretion – which render them a crucial element in both conventional naval operations and irregular warfare. This distinctive capability enables submarines to influence the trajectory of crisis and military engagements by positioning themselves strategically at critical times and sites to gather intelligence on perceived enemies’ positions or infrastructures, and open valuable options to execute covered operations.

Submarines are among if not the most lethal and effective weapons used by world-leading navies, because of their ability to deliver substantial blows to peer adversaries while seeking to capitalize on their vulnerabilities.  It has become apparent that the Nord Stream pipelines were extremely vulnerable to an attack conducted from the bottom of the Baltic Sea when all eyes were focused on NATO naval surface exercises.

In this article, we will explain how a coordinated NATO submarine covert operation was planned and rehearsed to deliver a Concept of Operations (CONOPS) that the saboteurs would have devised before prosecuting the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines on September 26, 2022 in the Danish and Swedish Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZs). We will also demonstrate how such an operation fits squarely into NATO’s operational Chain of Command during its BALTOPS 22 naval exercise in the summer of 2022, as well as Northern Coasts 2022 drill which coincided with the destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in September 2022.

Read more: EXCLUSIVE: Nord Stream Revelation – Submarines in the ‘NATO Lake’

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