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Grand Theft Nautical: US Seizes Fugitive Ship Protected By Russian Sub
Donald Trump's running the world like he's playing Grand Theft Auto, which is hilarious. And also te
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Interesting things are happening on the high seas. The New Cold War is truly “on”.
In December, a Russian-flagged cargo ship sank of the Spanish coast. The Spanish investigation determined it was carrying undeclared nuclear reactor components, and sank after the crew reported multiple explosions, due to a large hole in the hull which some claim is consistent with an external explosion. Speculation is that the ship was destined for North Korea. A Russian ship came on the scene during the Spanish response and unsuccessfully ordered the Spanish ships to leave. Afterwards, a Russian oceanographic ship appeared at the wreck site.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/report-lost-russian-ship-was-carrying-nuclear-submarine-reactor-parts
https://militarnyi.com/en/news/ursa-major-north-korea-and-nuclear-reactors-new-details-on-russian-vessel-sinking/
Apparently those countries in the know have decided that the high seas are where the action is. Maybe nuclear weapons plays a roll in that calculus.
These strange times we live in are making me either more cynical than ever or maybe just outright paranoid. But it doesn’t seem far fetched to me for Putin and Trump to have prearranged some tense, very distracting and chaos-inducing moments. Nothing too close to the brink (I hope, anyway), but enough to keep the general narrative under control.