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Sabotage Fears After Two Undersea Cables Severed in Baltic Sea

Sabotage Fears After Two Undersea Cables Severed in Baltic Sea

Above: Workers repair undersea fibre-optic cables in 2023. Image copyright: Stephen Sauer/Picture Alliance/Contributor via Getty Images

The Spin

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 1% chance that a NATO member’s investigation will conclude that the US was involved in the destruction of the Nord Stream pipeline before 2025, according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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