CRIME SEQUENCE RECONSTRUCTION
(OCTOBER 2022 - 2/2)
PART 14/16
(BASED ON NORDSTREAM FILES MASTER DATA-FILE)
...previously: PART 13 (October 1/2 2022)
SUMMARY
Part 14 of larger series examining the Nord Stream pipeline incidents.
Exploring DATA from October (13th - 31st) 2022, contextualizing the incident
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
The UK is the perpetrator.
The USA decided to withdraw from Baltic sea before bombing happened.
Norway was the whistleblower.
Nordstream shareholders Germany and France knew about the threat
USA took leadership in protecting Trans-Atlantic alliance
NATO Deter and Defend protected the perpetrator against Russian retaliation
The cover-up to save NATO and Trans-Atlantic alliance
Events in chronological order grouped - SEPTEMBER 2022 (26 - 31 Sept.) day-by-day:
THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2022
On 13 Oct 2022 - UK: King Charles greets Liz Truss with: ‘Back again? Dear, oh dear’
Under-fire prime minister has awkward exchange with monarch at first weekly audience (video)
MEETING OF NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS (213, 217)
Under-fire prime minister has awkward exchange with monarch at first weekly audience (video)
MEETING OF NATO DEFENCE MINISTERS (213, 217)
NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium - program
“European Sky Shield Initiative” signing ceremony
Short remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of Defense
Meeting of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group in Defence Ministers session
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session, with invitees Finland and Sweden
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session, with invitees Finland and Sweden.
Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General
Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Norway
“European Sky Shield Initiative” signing ceremony
Short remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of Defense
Meeting of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group in Defence Ministers session
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session, with invitees Finland and Sweden
Meeting of the North Atlantic Council in Defence Ministers session, with invitees Finland and Sweden.
Press Conference by the NATO Secretary General
Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Norway
On 13 Oct 2022 - NATO: Secretary General welcomes US Secretary of Defense to meeting of NATO Defence Ministers
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (13 October 2022) for meetings of Allied Defence Ministers.
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (13 October 2022) for meetings of Allied Defence Ministers. Mr Stoltenberg thanked Secretary Austin for his strong personal leadership, as well as the US’ steadfast commitment to the Alliance, and its powerful support to Ukraine.
THE USA RETITERATES ITS COMMITMENT TO THE ARTICLE 5
COLLECTIVE DEFENCE A COUNTERBALANCE TO RUSSIAN RIGHT TO RETALIATE
On 13 Oct 2022 - USA/NATO: Short remarks - by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd J. Austin
The other thing that you've heard us say over and over again is that the United States is absolutely committed to its Article 5 commitments and we are committed to defending every inch of NATO’s territory if and when it comes to that.
The other thing that you've heard us say over and over again is that the United States is absolutely committed to its Article 5 commitments and we are committed to defending every inch of NATO’s territory if and when it comes to that.
THE DIRTY BOMB FALSE FLAG IS ABOUT TO START
MEETING OF THE NATO NUCLEAR PLANNING GROUP
On 12 - 13 Oct. 2022 - NATO: Meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence, NATO HQ, Brussels, Belgium
Short remarks by the NATO Secretary General and the US Secretary of Defense
3:13 Trans-Atlantic Security
Meeting of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group in Defence Ministers session
No public opening remarks, no media coverage
(previous statement)
Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Norway
No public opening remarks, no media coverage
SKY NEWS AND NNA UKRAININE INTERVIEW JENS STOLTENBERG
Meeting of the NATO Nuclear Planning Group in Defence Ministers session
No public opening remarks, no media coverage
(previous statement)
Bilateral meeting with the Minister of Defence of Norway
No public opening remarks, no media coverage
SKY NEWS AND NNA UKRAININE INTERVIEW JENS STOLTENBERG
On 13 Oct 2022 - NATO: Press conference - by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg following the meetings of NATO Defence Ministers
"This morning, Allies had the regular meeting of the Nuclear Planning Group.
It is important we continue to consult and coordinate on nuclear issues.
President Putin’s nuclear rhetoric is dangerous and irresponsible."
"We take these threats seriously."
"And we remain vigilant."
"We will not be intimidated."
"Any use of nuclear weapons would fundamentally change the nature of the conflict, and have severe consequences."
"Russia knows that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought."
Allies were updated on NATO’s long-planned deterrence exercise Steadfast Noon, which starts next week. This is routine annual training, to ensure NATO’s nuclear capabilities remain safe, secure and effective. NATO’s nuclear deterrence preserves peace, prevents coercion and deters aggression.
Ministers also reviewed our progress on strengthening NATO’s deterrence and defence.
Deborah Haynes (Sky News): Thank you very much. Thank you, Secretary General. The French President has said that France would not retaliate with nuclear weapons should Russia launch a nuclear strike against Ukraine or in the region. Would NATO consider a nuclear response to such an attack? And is France undermining Western deterrence by unilaterally ruling out a nuclear response?
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg: The fundamental purpose of NATO's nuclear deterrent is to preserve peace and deter aggression, and prevent coercion against NATO Allies.
The circumstances in which NATO might have to use nuclear weapons are extremely remote.
Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous, reckless. And they know that if they use nuclear weapon against Ukraine, it will have severe consequences. And they also know that a nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought.
Dmytro Shkurko (National News Agency of Ukraine): Thank you. National News Agency of Ukraine, Dmytro Shkurko. Secretary General, you just mentioned that the exercises you will held next week will be routine one. But would you consider some kind of scenario, taking into account the Russian rhetoric, because right now they are threatening to blow up by the nuclear weapons the Ukrainian bridges. But that means the contamination of soils and waters. This is dangerous not only for Ukraine, for Russia, and also for Europe. Could that kind of development trigger the Article 5? Thanks.
NATO Secretary General: The Steadfast Noon exercise is a long-planned exercise. It’s an annual exercise. It was planned before the invasion of Ukraine and we have been transparent on this. And the purpose of that exercise is to ensure that our nuclear deterrent is safe, secure and effective. And this is to prevent coercion. It is to prevent an attack on a NATO Ally. It is to preserve peace. Because we know that our nuclear deterrent is our ultimate deterrence. Deterrence is the way to prevent any attack on a NATO Ally and to preserve peace. And we have demonstrated that NATO's nuclear deterrent is effective and works. We have done that for decades.
Russia's nuclear rhetoric is dangerous, reckless. And they know that if they use nuclear weapon against Ukraine, it will have severe consequences. And they also know that a nuclear war cannot be won and should never be fought.
Dmytro Shkurko (National News Agency of Ukraine): Thank you. National News Agency of Ukraine, Dmytro Shkurko. Secretary General, you just mentioned that the exercises you will held next week will be routine one. But would you consider some kind of scenario, taking into account the Russian rhetoric, because right now they are threatening to blow up by the nuclear weapons the Ukrainian bridges. But that means the contamination of soils and waters. This is dangerous not only for Ukraine, for Russia, and also for Europe. Could that kind of development trigger the Article 5? Thanks.
NATO Secretary General: The Steadfast Noon exercise is a long-planned exercise. It’s an annual exercise. It was planned before the invasion of Ukraine and we have been transparent on this. And the purpose of that exercise is to ensure that our nuclear deterrent is safe, secure and effective. And this is to prevent coercion. It is to prevent an attack on a NATO Ally. It is to preserve peace. Because we know that our nuclear deterrent is our ultimate deterrence. Deterrence is the way to prevent any attack on a NATO Ally and to preserve peace. And we have demonstrated that NATO's nuclear deterrent is effective and works. We have done that for decades.
Then, you ask me questions actually about two different things. Because one thing is an attack on NATO Allies. Then, we will, of course, we will trigger Article 5. But when it comes to Ukraine, NATO is not party to the conflict. But we support Ukraine in defending themselves. Ukraine is a close partner. We have been supporting Ukraine for many years. NATO Allies have trained and equipped the Ukrainian forces since 2014. And of course, after the invasion in February, Allies have stepped up. And over the last months and weeks, we have further delivered further and even more advanced systems to help Ukraine protect themselves against the brutality of the Russian military forces.
DETERIORATING SECURITY IN EUROPE
STRENGTHENING FRACTURED ALLIANCE
NATO DETERRENCE AND DEFENCE POSTURE COUNTERBALANCE RUSSIAN RIGHT TO RETALIATE FOR NORDSTREAM ATTACKS (213, 208)
DETERIORATING SECURITY IN EUROPE
STRENGTHENING FRACTURED ALLIANCE
NATO DETERRENCE AND DEFENCE POSTURE COUNTERBALANCE RUSSIAN RIGHT TO RETALIATE FOR NORDSTREAM ATTACKS (213, 208)
On 13 Oct 2022 Alliance unity and support for Ukraine central to NATO ministerial
"The Defence Ministers of the NATO countries are strengthening the alliance's collective deterrence and defence. This is happening in response to the deteriorating security situation in Europe. This applies to the eastern flank of the treaty area, but also to cyber and resilience, for example. Allies agreed this during a NATO meeting of Defence Ministers in Brussels."
On 13 Oct 2022 Jens Stoltenberg: US @SecDef : Let me say again: NATO poses no threat to Russia and seeks no confrontation with Russia"
On 13 Oct 2022 German Embassy London, @GermanEmbassy: "We are experiencing a Zeitenwende, a drastic turning point at which the supporters of liberal democracy need to come together, more than ever, to join forces." Chancellor Olaf Scholz's speech at the Progressive Governance Summit.
THE SEA IS AT THE HEART OF SECURITY
LECORNU MEETS THE PERPETRATOR (081)
THE SEA IS AT THE HEART OF SECURITY
LECORNU MEETS THE PERPETRATOR (081)
On 13 Oct 2022 - FRA: Interview | Sébastien Lecornu: “The sea is at the heart of security issues”
On 13 Oct 2022 Sébastien Lecornu: "With @BWallaceMP we reaffirmed the importance of the UK-France defence relationship within NATO. We also shared our strategic thoughts on adapting our armies to the risks of today and tomorrow."
On 13 Oct 2022 - RU: President #Putin: I have noted many times that #NordStream lacks any political background. It is a strictly commercial project, in which Russian and European companies take part on equal terms. Hence, #Russia and our partners in #EU should resolve the future of #NS1 & #NS2.
RED HERRINGS ON THE EAST - TURK STREAM (031, 097, 099)
On 13 Oct 2022 - RU: Saboteurs caught plotting attack on TurkStream pipeline — Kremlin
Dmitry Peskov stressed that "this is an attempt on a route that remains in a functional state, fully loaded, running like clockwork"
On 13 Oct 2022 Russia detains saboteurs trying to blow up TurkStream
A Russian-Turkish project has been subjected to sabotage as attacks continue on Russia's energy infrastructure.
The Russian authorities have detained several saboteurs as they were trying to sabotage and blow up a part of the TurkStream pipeline that is on Russian territory, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.
"Saboteurs were taken, several people were detained - they wanted to blow up [TurkSteam] on our territory, on land," Peskov told reporters. The pipeline starts in the Russian Krasnodar region.
"Moscow does not have the habit of shooting itself in the leg", Peskov added, dismissing remarks made by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who said Russia was planning on sabotaging its infrastructure of gas pipelines.
"We do not tend to shoot ourselves in the leg," Peskov underlined.
According to Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, the TurkStream gas pipeline would not replace the Nord Streams because they have different capacities.
Investigators from Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) later started a criminal investigation into the blasts as an act of international terrorism.
"There is no doubt that this is an act of international terrorism, the purpose of which is to undermine the energy security of the entire continent," Putin told the Russian Energy Week in Moscow on Wednesday.
Putin previously accused the West of being behind the damage to the Nord Stream pipelines. He said it had already "practically begun to destroy shared European energy infrastructure," stressing that "it is obvious to all who is profiting from this."
THE TASK FORCE 61/2 RETURNS TO THE BALTIC SEA (111)
On 13 Oct 2022 Kearsarge ARG Returns after Deployment in the High North and Baltic Sea
Sailors and Marines assigned to the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) returned home to Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia after completing a seven-month deployment in the Sixth Fleet area of operations, Oct. 13.
“From March to September of this year, we safely executed more than 12 major exercises and bilateral training opportunities. Together, the Kearsarge ARG-MEU operated alongside NATO Allies and partners in port and underway demonstrating solidarity, maintaining a high level of readiness, and preserving security and stability in our operating regions..."
While operating in the Baltic region, Kearsarge and the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Gunston Hall (LSD 44) participated in an Estonian-led exercise, Hedgehog (Siil) 22 with Estonian Defense Forces and forces from Task Group 61/2.4 and the NATO-led exercise, Neptune Shield which incorporate 18 NATO Allies and partners working together through multiple domains throughout the European continent and waters.
In June, Kearsarge and Gunston Hall participated in the joint, annual multinational exercise, Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) 22 designed to enhance interoperability, capability, and demonstrate cohesion among Allied and Partner forces in defending the Baltic Sea region.
The Kearsarge ARG-MEU team returned to the Baltic region as a combined force to continue strengthening relationships and partnerships. Through rapid planning, coordination, and execution, the ARG-MEU team successfully completed bilateral training events with Finland, Sweden, and Standing NATO Maritime Group (SNMG) 1 during the months of August and September.
US - FINLAND MFA DIPLOMACY
ENSURING STABLE, PROSPEROUS AND COOPERATIVE ARCTIC
On 13 Oct 2022 - USA: Office of the Counselor, Department of State: "Great discussion with Ambassador @PVuorimaki (Ambassador for #Arctic Affairs, Finnish MFA) about the growing importance of the Arctic region. The United States aims to continue our work with Finland to ensure an Arctic region that is peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative."
On 14 Oct 2022 The capacity of the projected gas transportation system to run across the Black Sea may be comparable to that of Baltic pipelines lost as a result of Nord Stream pipe damage, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller told Russia’s Channel One
Between 14 - 28 Oct 2022 NATO Neptune Strike a multi-domain exercise, organized and
ENSURING STABLE, PROSPEROUS AND COOPERATIVE ARCTIC
On 13 Oct 2022 - USA: Office of the Counselor, Department of State: "Great discussion with Ambassador @PVuorimaki (Ambassador for #Arctic Affairs, Finnish MFA) about the growing importance of the Arctic region. The United States aims to continue our work with Finland to ensure an Arctic region that is peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative."
FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER 2022
CHOICE IS ON EUROPEAN DECISIONMAKERS
GAZPROM MILLER: NORDSTREAM CAPACITY MATCHED BY TURNSTREAM
On 14 Oct 2022 The capacity of the projected gas transportation system to run across the Black Sea may be comparable to that of Baltic pipelines lost as a result of Nord Stream pipe damage, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller told Russia’s Channel One
NATO NEPTUNE STRIKE EXERCISE
conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), will take place October 14-28 in the Mediterranean Sea1.
Between 14 - 28 Oct 2022 - Neptune Strike (NEST 22-2) a multi-domain exercise, organized and conducted by Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO), will take place October 14-28 in the Mediterranean Sea.
On 14 Oct 2022 NATO kicks off Vigilance Activity Neptune Strike 2022.2
“The Neptune series is a tangible demonstration of the power and capability of the NATO Alliance in all domain operations,” said Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, commander SIXTHFLT and STRIKFORNATO. “Neptune Strike 22.2 is a prime example of NATO’s ability to integrate high-end maritime warfare capabilities of an allied carrier strike group, ensuring our collective ability to deter and defend.”
PUTIN ON RUSSIAN GERMAN RELATIONS (191, 199, 125, 172, 198, 208)
CHOICE BETWEEN ALLIED COMMITMENT OVER NATIONAL INERESTS
IMPLICITLY: GERMANY HAS DECIDED TO CONCEAL PERPETRATORS FOR NATO FRAGMENTATION AND CONTINUITY
On 14 Oct 2022 Vladimir Putin answered media questions. Pavel Zarubin, Rossiya TV channel.:
"You are an expert on Germany. How can you explain what is happening, and how will this affect Russia-Germany relations in the future? Thank you.
Vladimir Putin: "This is the choice of the people who legally came to power in a particular country, Germany in this case. They must decide themselves what is more important for them – to fulfil allied commitments, as they understand them, or to ensure the interests of their own people, their national interests."
"Judging by what you said, in this case the Federal Republic has prioritised its allied commitments in NATO. Is this right or wrong? I think this is a mistake, and businesses, the economy, and the people of Germany are paying for it because it has adverse economic consequences for the Eurozone in general and the Federal Republic in particular."
"However, it looks like hardly anyone takes into account its interests or else the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 would not have been detonated. Although they were not operational, they still provided an element of reliability – they could be switched on in the worst-case scenario. But this is no longer possible. Although there is a line that still seems to be in working condition, as I said in Moscow, but a decision has not been made and is unlikely to be made. But this is no longer up to us. This is up to our partners."
PUTIN WARNS OF GLOBAL CATASTROPHE (208)
ALL TARGETS FOR RETALIATION WERE ALREADY HIT
IS DIRTY BOMB OVER UKRAINE A PRETEXT TO INJECT WESTERN PROTECTION?
On 14 Oct 2022 Putin warns of ‘global catastrophe’ if Nato troops clash with Russian forces
The Russian leader also claims he does not regret the invasion of Ukraine
He said a total of 222,000 reservists would be called-up, down from the 300,000 figure initially quoted by the defence ministry when the order was announced last month.
In total, 33,000 of them are already in military units and 16,000 are involved in combat, Mr Putin said.
Asked about the war expanding to become a direct clash between Russian and Nato troops, Putin said: “The introduction of troops into a direct confrontation with the Russian army is a very dangerous step that could lead to a global catastrophe."
He added: “I hope that those who speak of this have enough sense not to take such steps.”
There have been growing fears that the war could escalate and claims it could even become a nuclear conflict. Putin also claimed that there was “no need” for further “massive strikes” on Ukraine, due to the fact that the majority of so-called designated targets had been hit.
SMO: MISSION GOAL IS NOT TO DESTROY UKRAINE
SMO: PARTIAL MOBILISATION SOON TO BE COMPLETED
SMO: PARTIAL MOBILISATION SOON TO BE COMPLETED
On 14 Oct 2022 Ukraine war: Putin says no more massive strikes - for now
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said there is no need for more massive strikes on Ukraine, days after the heaviest bombardment of the country since the war began.
He said most designated targets of the strikes had been hit, adding that it was not his aim to destroy Ukraine.
On 14 Oct 2022 Putin: 'partial mobilisation' to be completed in two weeks, total of 222,000 called up
NORWAY ABOUT HYBRID THREATS (028, 179, 217, 219)
On 14 Oct 2022 - NOR: Prime minister links drones over Norway to ‘hybrid threats’
“This is part of challenges from so-called ‘hybrid threats’ that can challenge preparedness and security,” Støre told news bureau NTB Friday afternoon. “We are following this closely.”
Støre also noted that the police are actively investigating drone sightings, the latest of which set off alarms Thursday night at state oil company Equinor’s huge gas processing plant at Kårstø between Haugesund and Stavanger.
NO REGRETS
LIZ TRUSS LAST WORDS AS A UK´S PRIME MINISTER
IT WAS NOT PERSONAL
On 14 Oct 2022 Liz Truss: "As Prime Minister, I will always act in the national interest."
Growing the economy remains our mission, ensuring people can get good jobs, new businesses can flourish and families can afford an even better life.
Growing the economy remains our mission, ensuring people can get good jobs, new businesses can flourish and families can afford an even better life.
On 14 Oct 2022 - UK: Liz Truss’s handwriting ‘tells us everything is a drama’
Ms Truss’s extravagant signature on a letter to Mr Kwarteng also raised many eyebrows.
"The looping handwriting was notably different to Ms Truss’s signature in 2020, which had a more muted approach. Handwriting expert Tracey Trussell, speaking on behalf of family history brand Findmypast, has analysed the two scrawlings. She told Metro.co.uk: ‘Her signature today is much less contrived and showcasing mixed messages. ‘Her surname Truss remains vertical (and the letter size diminishes), so she’s trying to convey an air of cool, poised, unflappable impartiality and diplomacy."
‘However, her Christian name continues to reveal unfulfilled aspirations. It is freer, wilder, bent on a mission. It is also strongly inclined – falling forwards – revealing her knee-jerk tendency to act first and think after.’ Ms Trussell suggested that the extravagant signature could in fact signal a sign of imposter syndrome."
Ms Truss’s extravagant signature on a letter to Mr Kwarteng also raised many eyebrows.
"The looping handwriting was notably different to Ms Truss’s signature in 2020, which had a more muted approach. Handwriting expert Tracey Trussell, speaking on behalf of family history brand Findmypast, has analysed the two scrawlings. She told Metro.co.uk: ‘Her signature today is much less contrived and showcasing mixed messages. ‘Her surname Truss remains vertical (and the letter size diminishes), so she’s trying to convey an air of cool, poised, unflappable impartiality and diplomacy."
‘However, her Christian name continues to reveal unfulfilled aspirations. It is freer, wilder, bent on a mission. It is also strongly inclined – falling forwards – revealing her knee-jerk tendency to act first and think after.’ Ms Trussell suggested that the extravagant signature could in fact signal a sign of imposter syndrome."
TRUSS WARNED ABOUT THE STORM BEFORE NORDSTREAM WAS ATTACKED (042)
On 14 Oct 2022 Guardian: Was that it? Eight-minute Liz Truss press conference will not steady ship
Truss said that the corporation tax rise planned by Rishi Sunak, that she campaigned to abandon during the Tory leadership campaign, would go ahead anyway. She said this was in response to the fact that her mini-budget “went further and faster than markets were expecting”. (Until Friday she has implied that global factors, not the mini-budget, were mainly to blame for the recent market turmoil.)
But then she tried to explain that she was being consistent with the mission she set out during the leadership contest (boosting growth), even though it was obvious that her strategy had gone up in flames. And – crucially – she failed to explain why, if the chancellor had to go, she should not quit too.
In so far as she did have an answer to this, it was that she was “absolutely determined to see through what I have promised, to deliver: a higher-growth, more prosperous United Kingdom, to see us through the storm we face”.
Truss said that the corporation tax rise planned by Rishi Sunak, that she campaigned to abandon during the Tory leadership campaign, would go ahead anyway. She said this was in response to the fact that her mini-budget “went further and faster than markets were expecting”. (Until Friday she has implied that global factors, not the mini-budget, were mainly to blame for the recent market turmoil.)
But then she tried to explain that she was being consistent with the mission she set out during the leadership contest (boosting growth), even though it was obvious that her strategy had gone up in flames. And – crucially – she failed to explain why, if the chancellor had to go, she should not quit too.
In so far as she did have an answer to this, it was that she was “absolutely determined to see through what I have promised, to deliver: a higher-growth, more prosperous United Kingdom, to see us through the storm we face”.
On 14 Oct 2022 - USA/NATO/EU: State Secretary: 'America and EU must share knowledge more generously'. The Russian attack on Ukraine was a rude wake-up call . It made clear what is going well within NATO and the EU, but certainly also what is not.
"The principle of our collective defense and solidarity has passed this stress test with flying colors," said State Secretary Christophe van der Maat yesterday during NL-US Defense and Space Industry Days in Washington.
"But it is also essential that we address the shortcomings that have come to light. Europe really has to stand on its own two feet."
"The principle of our collective defense and solidarity has passed this stress test with flying colors," said State Secretary Christophe van der Maat yesterday during NL-US Defense and Space Industry Days in Washington.
"But it is also essential that we address the shortcomings that have come to light. Europe really has to stand on its own two feet."
TIGHTENING COOPERATION AT THE OPERATIONAL LEVEL BETWEEN SWEDEN AND POLAND
On 14 Oct 2022 : The Operational Commander of the RSZ visited Sweden on 13-14 October this year 🇸🇪 where he met with the Chief of Joint Operations, General of the Swedish Armed Forces Michael Claesson. The talks concerned tightening cooperation at the operational level.
UNDERSTANDING TOMORROW´S STRATEGIC CHALLENGES
On 14 Oct 2022 - EU/BLG: DG for European Affairs and Coordination @BelgiumDGE, 🇧🇪 🇪🇺 @BelgiumDGE joined a fruitful meeting of the #EU Strategic Foresight network, gathering 27 member states around the @EU_Commission to foster early awareness and common understanding of tomorrow’s strategic challenges.
USA AND GERMANY - BILATERAL DEFENCE RELATIONSHIP (024)
COMMITMENT TO ONGOING DIALOGUE IN ISSUES OF MUTUAL CONCERN
On 14 Oct 2022 - USA/GER: Readout of Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Mr. Benedikt Zimmer, State Secretary, Federal Ministry of Defence, Federal Republic of Germany
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks spoke with German State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Defence Mr. Benedikt Zimmer today via secure video call to discuss top issues of mutual interest in the U.S.-German bilateral defense relationship. The two leaders expressed their commitment to ongoing dialogue on issues of mutual concern to further deepen the U.S.-Germany bilateral defense relationship.
On 14 Oct 2022 - USA/SWE/FIN: Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ministers of Defence for Finland and Sweden, Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist. The leaders reaffirmed the strength of the trilateral relationship, enhanced by Finland and Sweden's ongoing accession process into NATO.
The leaders also discussed the impact of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and the importance of resilience, as well as other security issues in the Nordic region and the Arctic.
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen H. Hicks spoke with German State Secretary for the Federal Ministry of Defence Mr. Benedikt Zimmer today via secure video call to discuss top issues of mutual interest in the U.S.-German bilateral defense relationship. The two leaders expressed their commitment to ongoing dialogue on issues of mutual concern to further deepen the U.S.-Germany bilateral defense relationship.
USA AND NEW ASPIRING NATO MEMBER STATES SWEDEN AND FINLAND
DISCUSSING IMPACT OF NORDSTREAM AFFAIR ON STABILITY OF NATO (213)
DISCUSSING IMPACT OF NORDSTREAM AFFAIR ON STABILITY OF NATO (213)
On 14 Oct 2022 - USA/SWE/FIN: Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With Ministers of Defence for Finland and Sweden, Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist. The leaders reaffirmed the strength of the trilateral relationship, enhanced by Finland and Sweden's ongoing accession process into NATO.
The leaders also discussed the impact of the Nord Stream pipeline explosions and the importance of resilience, as well as other security issues in the Nordic region and the Arctic.
On 14 Oct 2022 Office of the Counselor, Department of State: "Productive dinner with @MFAIceland Permanent Secretary @MartinEyjolfs (Director General for International & Security Affairs) and other Icelandic officials to discuss the close cooperation between 🇺🇸 🇮🇸on a number of issues, including our cooperation in NATO and the Arctic."
On 14 Oct 2022 Office of the Counselor, Department of State: "@CounselorDOS Unique opportunity to see firsthand the enduring @NATO collaboration at Keflavik Air Base. The United States immensely appreciates the support Iceland has provided at the base over the years and looks forward to our continued partnership."
On 14 Oct 2022 Office of the Counselor, Department of State: "Delighted to see @EivindVP, @NorwayMFA and continue our work on shared Arctic priorities in addition to our deepening security cooperation and our countries’ support for Ukraine against Russia’s aggression."
On 14 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Address to the Bucharest-Nine Defense Ministerial. "Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with counterparts from the Bucharest Nine (B-9) Countries – Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia."
"Secretary Austin affirmed that the United States stands united with its Central European Allies and that the United States' commitment to defending NATO territory is ironclad."
LESSON LEARNED, JADC2
On 14 Oct 2022 Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Travels to California
Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks departs on domestic travel to California on Sunday, October 16, to visit Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton and Naval Base Point Loma.
At both locations, she will see Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) in action via the Project Convergence 2022 Capstone to gain a better understanding of the challenges which impact JADC2 implementation across the joint force.
On 15 Oct 2022 Liz Truss looking lost at her own press conference has become an instant meme''
On 15 Oct 2022 Who is in charge? Liz Truss or Jeremy Hunt?
SUNAK: ECONOMIC BLACK HOLE
On 15 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak refuses to apologise six times for Truss's economic turmoil
The prime minister said his predecessor made mistakes with her mini-budget but would not apologise for the financial pain it caused many people in the UK. He admitted he has a difficult task now to fill the large economic black hole.
The prime minister said his predecessor made mistakes with her mini-budget but would not apologise for the financial pain it caused many people in the UK. He admitted he has a difficult task now to fill the large economic black hole.
On 15 Oct 2022 Ben Wallace: The priority must be stability and a strong focus on reducing energy costs and financial stewardship. Liz Truss made a tough call today but the duty of a PM has to be security - both economic and national.
On 15 Oct 2022 RUSSIA, FSB: Kerch Bridge, Nord Stream the handiwork of top-tier saboteurs
"Big blast attacks required highly sophisticated technology and ultra-skilled secret operators that only a few nations possess"
"It is increasingly clear that the destruction of part of the Kerch-Crimea bridge and the destruction of three strands of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines required highly sophisticated technology and the skill of secret operators."
According to Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) investigation, "The truck bomb that destroyed part of the Kerch Strait Crimea bridge was concealed in 22 pallets of plastic film rolls weighing a total of 22,770 kilos.”
The investigative journalism site Greyzone said on October 10 that the British Secret Service (MI-6) drew up a plan last April to blow up the Kerch Bridge and shared the plan with Ukraine.
On 15 Oct 2022 Russia Orders Additional Tsirkon Hypersonic Missiles. The Russian Defense Ministry has ordered several dozen additional 3M22 Tsirkon hypersonic missiles for the Russian Armed Forces. The delivery is to be completed by the end of 2023.
On 15 Oct 2022 Putin's nuclear face-off: "Russian tyrant moves his bombers to Europe's doorstep days before huge Nato exercise. Moved a fleet of 11 nuclear-capable jets more than 1,500 miles to Arctic Circle."
On 15 Oct 2022 Nato to test nuclear strike ability in UK training exercise Steadfast Noon will see planes capable of carrying atomic bombs fly over Britain. Nato will test its ability to launch a nuclear strike in a training exercise over the UK, North Sea and Belgium next week, the alliance said on Friday.
The exercise will see up to 60 aircraft from air forces belonging to 14 countries take part. While no live weapons will be used, planes with the capability of carrying B61 bombs and US B52 bombers will be involved. Of Nato's 30-strong membership, only the US, UK and France possess nuclear weapons, although France isn't part of the alliance's nuclear planning group.
The exercise will see up to 60 aircraft from air forces belonging to 14 countries take part. While no live weapons will be used, planes with the capability of carrying B61 bombs and US B52 bombers will be involved. Of Nato's 30-strong membership, only the US, UK and France possess nuclear weapons, although France isn't part of the alliance's nuclear planning group.
US - EU COOPERATION
On 15 Oct 2022 - USA/EU: Deputy Secretary Don Graves @DepSecGraves Replying to @DepSecGraves: "Later that day, #DepSec held a meeting with a delegation from the @EU_Commission to discuss 🇺🇸-🇪🇺 cooperation on sanctions and export enforcement."
On 15 Oct 2022 - USA/EU: Deputy Secretary Don Graves @DepSecGraves Replying to @DepSecGraves: "Later that day, #DepSec held a meeting with a delegation from the @EU_Commission to discuss 🇺🇸-🇪🇺 cooperation on sanctions and export enforcement."
SATURDAY 16 OCTOBER 2022
BIDEN: I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE THAT HOUGHT IT WAS A MISTAKE
(IS IT POSSIBLE HE ALSO MEANT THE NORDSTREAM MISSION?
On 16 Oct 2022 Biden knocks Truss economic plan, says he is not concerned about dollar strength
On 16 Oct 2022 Biden: British PM Liz Truss' original economic plan was a mistake. "I wasn't the only one that thought it was a mistake." Biden told reporters during a stop at an ice cream shop in Oregon as he helped campaign for Tina Kotek, who is running for Governor or Oregon. Biden says he was not the only one who thought British Prime Minister Liz Truss' original economic plan, which has led to a steep dive in the value of the pound, was a mistake.
GERMANY AND FRANCE DISCUSS JOINT SECURITY AND BILATERAL COOPERATION
On 16 Oct 2022 - FRA/GER: Chef d'état-major des armées (@CEMA_FR): Telephone interview with my counterpart 🇩🇪 , General Eberhard Zorn. Discussions on our bilateral cooperation and on the defense of Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine.
LECORNU AT AIRCRAFT CARRIER (021)
On 16 Oct 2022 - FRA/GER: Chef d'état-major des armées (@CEMA_FR): Telephone interview with my counterpart 🇩🇪 , General Eberhard Zorn. Discussions on our bilateral cooperation and on the defense of Europe in the context of the war in Ukraine.
LECORNU AT AIRCRAFT CARRIER (021)
On 16 Oct 2022 - FRA: French Carrier Strike Group, @French_CSG: On board the aircraft carrier #CharlesDeGaulle , the commander of the carrier battle group presented to @SebLecornu, minister @Armees_Gouv , the assets of this powerful air-maritime force. The #FrenchCSG is capable of producing a wide range of effects and of uniting the commitments of our allies.
GAZPROM CEO MILLER: NORDSTREAM VOLUMES COULD BE REDIRECTED
On 16 Oct 2022 - RU: All Nord Stream gas volumes can be redirected via Turkish hub
It will be possible to redirect gas volumes ordinarily delivered by Nord Stream via the hub in Turkey, Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller has indicated.
"You know, nothing's impossible," Miller said in an in a Russian television interview Sunday, when asked about whether the supplies Russia ordinarily delivers via Nord Stream can be redirected via Turkey-based infrastructure. "We're talking about those volumes which we have lost thanks to the acts of international terrorism against the Nord Stream pipelines, so these can be significant volumes," he said.
"I'd like to remind you that we have the experience of preparing for the implementation of the South Stream project, which was originally planned to have a capacity of 63 billion cubic meters [per year]. Therefore, if we're talking even about the technical documentation for the development of the route, for South Stream - all this was already done at one time," Miller added.
UK PREPARES FOR THE DIRTY BOMB FALSE FLAG
On 16 Oct 2022 The UK ‘likely already wargaming’ response to potential Russian nuclear strike on Ukraine
SUNDAY 17 OCTOBER 2022
UK SENT OUT OWN NUCLEAR DETERRENCE
On 17 Oct 2022 - UK: Royal Navy Vanguard-class nuclear ballistic missile submarine outbound from Faslane, Scotland
WARNINGS
ADULT MEN IN THE ROOM
BELGOROT DIVES, DISAPPEARS FROM RADARS
RUSSIA FLIES NUCLEAR CAPABLE PLANES OVER ARCTIC
On 17 Oct 2022 SEA MONSTER Putin’s city-killer sub Belgorod with Poseidon nuke drone seen just 270 miles from Nato border in chilling satellite pic
On 17 Oct 2022 SEA MONSTER Putin’s city-killer sub Belgorod with Poseidon nuke drone seen just 270 miles from Nato border in chilling satellite pic
On 17 Oct 2022 NORAD detects, tracks, identifies and intercepts Russian aircraft entering Air Defense Identification Zone, Alaskan NORAD Region. On 17 October, the Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Region detected, tracked, positively identified and intercepted two Russian Tu-95 Bear-H bombers entering and operating within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted the Russian aircraft which remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.
The recent Russian activity in the North American ADIZ is not seen as a threat nor is the activity seen as provocative.
Two U.S. Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted the Russian aircraft which remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace.
The recent Russian activity in the North American ADIZ is not seen as a threat nor is the activity seen as provocative.
TRUSS HIDING, AGAIN (077)
DID TRUSS BREAK NON PROLIFERATION TREATY AND ORDERED DIRTY BOMB EXPLOSSION OVER KRIMEAN BRIDGE? (108)
On 17 Oct 2022 Why wasn't Liz Truss in Parliament? Penny Mourdant denies PM was 'cowering under her desk' as she was missing from urgent question
On 17 Oct 2022 Liz Truss accused of ‘hiding away’ after sending Penny Mordaunt to face MPs in her place
On 17 Oct 2022 Keep calm Britain, Liz Truss isn’t hiding under a desk
Liz Truss had a ‘very good reason’ for a Commons no-show, but it’s a secret.
IS SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP AGAIN ICED? (023)
On 17 Nov 2022 First Sea Lord Sir Ben Key - Great to meet @USAmbUK today and talk about the special relationship between the USA and UK and our navies. And a wonderful opportunity to spend a few minutes getting some Nelsonian history onboard HMS Victory. You are welcome to return for the full tour any time, Ambassador!
LIZ TRUSS REGREATS MISTAKES DURING NORDSTREAM CRISIS (054, 096)
On 17 Oct 2022 UK: ‘We’ve messed this up’: Tories plan for life after Liz Truss. As Jeremy Hunt tries to steady ship, supporters of would-be successors lay groundwork for leadership bids
On 17 Oct 2022 Moment Liz Truss appears in Common after mystery absence
On 17 Oct 2022 PM Liz Truss says sorry for 'mistakes' in first few volatile weeks in office
On 17 Oct 2022 Ben Wallace: "I’m staying defence secretary"
LONG PLANNED NATO STEADFAST NOON EXERCISE BEGINS (213)
On 17 Oct 2022 Ben Wallace: "I’m staying defence secretary"
LONG PLANNED NATO STEADFAST NOON EXERCISE BEGINS (213)
On 17 Oct 2022 The Steadfast Noon exercise involved 14 of NATO’s 30 members and up to 60 tactical nuclear fighter jets and surveillance aircraft in Europe, with Belgium’s Kleine Brogel Air Base serving as home base.
On 17 Oct 2022 Netherland, Leeuwarden Air Base Hosts American Fighter Planes. The air force will be training with the American Air Force in the coming weeks . American aircraft will be at Leeuwarden Air Base during that period. These are F-35s, F-22s and F-15s. The first fighter planes have already arrived.
UK AND SWEDEN ON JOINT BALTIC STRIKER EXERCISE
On 17 Oct 2022 UK and Swedish Air Forces conduct live air attack exercise Baltic Striker
The exercise was conducted as part of an effort to continue enhancing the JEF interoperability.
The exercise was conducted as part of an effort to continue enhancing the JEF interoperability.
PLYMOUTH
On 17 Oct 2022 - UK: FGS Oldenburg (F263), a German warship, outbound from Devonport Plymouth early this morning.
LESSON LEARNED, PENDLETON, PENTAGON (214)
On 17 Oct 2022 Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific. Deputy Secretary Hicks visited Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific today to see the Navy's most cutting-edge, multi-domain unmanned technologies and command-and-control programs, especially as they relate to operations in the Indo-Pacific. Among the unmanned technologies she viewed, was "Sea Hunter" – an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) launched in 2016 as part of the DARPA Anti-Submarine Warfare Continuous Trail Unmanned Vessel (ACTUV) program to discuss advancements, challenges, and strategic advantages of autonomous technology and machine learning capabilities. She also received a briefing on the Navy's Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) program, "Project Overmatch,"to continue her two-day look into service-specific strengths and challenges which impact JADC2 implementation across the joint force.
Sea Hunter - Sea Hunter is an autonomous unmanned surface vehicle (USV) - Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) , mine-countermeasure, EO/IR - electro-optical & infrared sensors, submarine detection capabilities.
On 17 Oct 2022 Secretary of Defense Welcomes Defense Innovation Board to the Pentagon
On 17 Oct 2022 Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks Visits Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
"Today in California, Deputy Secretary of Defense Dr. Kathleen Hicks visited Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to gain a better understanding of JADC2 coordination within the department. Through multiple touchpoints with Army, Marine Corps and Air Force leaders, the deputy secretary sought to gain a better understanding of service-specific strengths and challenges as they relate to Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2) during the Project Convergence 2022 Capstone Event.
Future conflicts will require numerous, synchronized planning and execution decisions within hours, minutes, or seconds compared with the current multi-day process to analyze the operating environment and issue commands. The processes and architecture which will enable these advancements is called JADC2. JADC2 is a warfighting necessity to keep pace with the volume and complexity of data in modern warfare and to defeat adversaries decisively."
On 17 - 18 Oct 2022 - FRA: Sabotage of fiber optic cable near Aix-en-Provence disrupts global Internet
On the night of Monday 17 to Tuesday 18 October, at around three in the morning, a segment of the backbone fibre carrying the Western Internet from northern Europe to Marseille was cut near Aix-en-Provence.
The incident report from Netcost Security specifies that "the cutting of a major cable in the South of France impacted connectivity in Asia, Europe, the United States, and potentially other regions of the world". Indeed, the damaged terrestrial cables in Aix-en-Provence are connected to other submarine cables located in Marseille, the starting point of large Internet nodes connecting Europe to Asia and Africa.
FALSE FLAG?
SECOND CABLE INCIDENT, UK´S CABLE DAMAGED
On 18 Oct 2022 Severed undersea cables near Shetland IslandsIan Brown, a partner with Lerwick-based internet provider Shetland Broadband, said he became aware of a problem just after 00:00 on Thursday when his home broadband went off.
He said the north cable was broken on 15 October in a clean break, but the southern one was not a clean break because there are around 100 fibres in the cable - and not all had been broken.
He said the north cable was broken on 15 October in a clean break, but the southern one was not a clean break because there are around 100 fibres in the cable - and not all had been broken.
HIGH LEVEL MINISTERIAL PANNEL ON EURO-ATLANTIC SECURITY
17 - 19 Oct 2022 - USA/EUROPE: Riga security conference. Topics: High-Level Ministerial Panel on Euro-Atlantic Security, Who is Covered by the European Defence Umbrella?, Securing the Future of Energy.
On 18 Oct 2022 - USA/EST: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III Bilateral Meeting With Estonian Minister of Defense Hanno Pevkur. Secretary Austin reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to deterring Russian aggression against NATO Allies. The two leaders also discussed the ongoing efforts to ensure NATO’s credible deterrence and defense posture.
On 18 Oct 2022 - FIN/NATO: Vice Admiral Daniel Dwyer, Commander, JFC Norfolk visited Finland 17-18 Oct 2022 to get acquainted with @Puolustusvoimat, meet with Minister of Defence, @anttikaikkonen, and visit the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats @HybridCoE.
LEGAL PAPER ABOUT DEFINITION OF NORDSTREAM ATTACK (030, 210, 164, 214)
On 18 Oct 2022 - LEGAL: Are sabotage of submarine pipelines an ‘armed attack’ triggering a right to self-defence? A main difficulty in situations such as the damage on the NordStream pipelines, is that the State invoking the right to self-defence bears the burden of proving the facts showing the existence of such an attack against it by a particular State (International Court of Justice (‘ICJ’), Oil Platforms (2003), [51]). In this connection, generic announcements that an attack or other incident will take place prior to the explosions are insufficient evidence to support that any subsequent attack is the work of the State making such public statements (Oil Platforms, [60]).
An ‘Armed Attack’ against Whom? According to the ICJ in Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua (1986) [191], as well as in Oil Platforms [51], an ‘armed attack’ involves ‘the most grave forms of the use of force’. ‘Other less grave forms’ of use of force do not meet this threshold. In Nicaragua, the Court had considered the distinction between an ‘armed attack’ and mere ‘frontier incidents’, and relied on the following criteria to draw this distinction: the ‘scale and effects’ of the attack [195], and the ‘circumstances and motivations’ of the attack [231]. The ‘scale and effects’ criterion is particularly relevant for assessing whether blowing-up major transboundary pipelines may constitute an ‘armed attack’. However, whether attacks on pipelines on the continental shelf and the EEZ as well as on the high seas, would constitute ‘the most grave form’ of use of force qualifying as an ‘armed attack’ against a particular State (or States) is not straightforward.
Separately, although pipelines do not have flags, like vessels, they are owned and operated by companies incorporated in some State jurisdiction.
The question arises whether States in whose jurisdiction the company that owns and/operates the pipeline are incorporated may be the victim of an ‘armed attack’ against the pipeline, giving rise to its right to self-defence. In the case of NordStream, this would be Switzerland.
NEXT FRICTION POINT AND REASON FOR ESCALATION?
SHIFTING GAS DELIVERIES THROUGH TURKEY
On 18 Oct 2022 - RU: Moscow Plans to Shift EU Export Routes to Turkey
Gazprom wants to rearrange its natural gas pipeline transit routes to Europe through Turkey after the two Nord Stream pipelines were damaged...
...If the plans materialize, it could bolster Turkey’s ambitions to become a significant regional gas hub.
Russian President Vladimir Putin floated the idea to expand the capacity of the Turk Stream offshore gas pipeline to Turkey on Oct. 12 with a view to redirect volumes to Europe from the damaged Nord Stream pipelines. Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan then instructed the government to immediately begin technical studies.
Gazprom has said it would no longer build pipeline infrastructure inside the EU following the cancellation of the South Stream project in 2014 due to opposition from Bulgaria and Brussels. Turk Stream, the project that eventually replaced South Stream, did not involve any Russia-financed capacity construction in the EU, only in non-EU Serbia. Gazprom floated the idea of selling their gas on the Russian border instead of directly in the EU through a trading department set up in St. Petersburg in 2018. It also launched its Electronic Sales Platform where it sold spot gas to European players from various interconnection points.
Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller said last week during the Russian Energy Week conference in Moscow that the new transit through Turkey could fully replace the lost Nord Stream capacity, potentially alluding that Gazprom intends to increase Turk Stream capacity even further than the planned 63 Bcm/yr.
Putin said Europe must make it clear that it needs the gas from an expanded Turk Stream before Moscow starts investments.
The Kremlin has already threatened to impose blocking sanctions on Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz, which would mean a stop to Ukrainian transit volumes.
RUSSIAN WARNING
RUSSIA HASTLY ACTIVATES ONE AVANGARD SYSTEM DEPLOYING ANOTHER (208)
On 18 Oct 2022 Trident Refit Facility Kings Bay Dry Dock Completes Recapitalization Project; Holds Re-Opening Ceremony
TRUSS MACRON CALL (021, 114)
TRUSS MACRON CALL (021, 114)
On 18 Oct 2022 PM call with President Macron of France
The Prime Minister spoke to French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.
The leaders discussed their deep concern at Russia’s recent barbaric attacks on civilian areas in Ukraine.
They agreed the UK and France will continue to work closely together with allies to support Ukraine and coordinate our response to Russian aggression.
The Prime Minister and President Macron also welcomed the recent opportunity to meet in person at the leaders’ summit in Prague, and looked forward to continuing to deepen bilateral cooperation.
END OF TRANS-ATLANTIC COOPERATION AND REGIONAL SECURITY OR ELSE?
On 18 Oct 2022 Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken meets with UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on October 18, 2022.
On 18 Oct 2022 Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace DELETED, alt source here.
On 18 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace
On 18 Oct 2022 Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with United Kingdom Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace DELETED, alt source here.
On 18 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Meeting With U.K. Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace
"Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met UK Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace today at the Pentagon to reaffirm the U.S.-UK defense relationship across a wide range of shared defense and security priorities, including Ukraine.
Their meeting today was a continuation of their discussions at NATO defence ministerial meetings in Brussels last week. They discussed ongoing efforts to support Ukraine, including through the provision of security assistance, and the importance of transatlantic cooperation and regional security in light of Russia’s continued brutal attack on Ukraine."
Their meeting today was a continuation of their discussions at NATO defence ministerial meetings in Brussels last week. They discussed ongoing efforts to support Ukraine, including through the provision of security assistance, and the importance of transatlantic cooperation and regional security in light of Russia’s continued brutal attack on Ukraine."
On 18 Oct 2022 Pentagon Pressed on Whether Austin-Wallace Meeting Centered on Potential Use of Nuclear Weapons in Ukraine
On 18 Oct 2022 Defense Department Briefing video
Wallace 00:19:31, NORAD 00:28:50
Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefed reporters at the Pentagon on Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. He said Secretary Austin met that morning with his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, to discuss the war and security assistance.
CONVERSATIONS BEYOND BELIEF (208)
Wallace 00:19:31, NORAD 00:28:50
Defense Department Spokesperson Brigadier General Pat Ryder briefed reporters at the Pentagon on Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine. He said Secretary Austin met that morning with his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, to discuss the war and security assistance.
CONVERSATIONS BEYOND BELIEF (208)
On 18 Oct 2022 What Happened In Washington Between The UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace And NSA Jake Sullivan?
National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan met today in Washington with the UK Defense Secretary Ben Wallace, the White House confirmed. Secretary Wallace flew out of the UK yesterday on short notice amid growing concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin may act on his threats to use tactical nuclear weapons.
Armed Forces Minister James Heappey said Wallace was meeting with the US officials for “the sort of conversations that [are] beyond belief really, the fact we are at a time when these sorts of conversations are necessary.”
President Joe Biden has warned recently that the world is closer to Armageddon than ever since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
“First time since the Cuban missile crisis, we have a direct threat of the use nuclear weapon if in fact things continue down the path they are going,” said Biden.
CYBERCOM ACTIVATED JUST IN CASE
On 18 Oct 2022 CYBERCOM launched one of our first global defensive-cyber operations.
This operation integrated six U.S. @DeptofDefense combatant commands @CENTCOM @US_EUCOM, @USAFRICACOMMAND, @INDOPACOM, @SOUTHCOM & @USNORTHERNCMD.
On 18 Oct 2022 CYBERCOM launched one of our first global defensive-cyber operations.
This operation integrated six U.S. @DeptofDefense combatant commands @CENTCOM @US_EUCOM, @USAFRICACOMMAND, @INDOPACOM, @SOUTHCOM & @USNORTHERNCMD.
On 18 Oct 2022 NATO Secretary General at the Koerber Stiftung’s Berlin Foreign Policy Forum
On 18 Oct 2022 NATO chief warns again of ‘severe consequences’ if Russia uses nukes in Ukraine. Jens Stoltenberg rules out NATO nuclear umbrella for Ukraine as deterrence against Russia, says such a nuclear shield is only for member states
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2022
UK (AWE) NUCLEAR MAINTENANCE STUFF STRIKE
On 18 Oct 2022 Liz Truss told she is 'in office but not in power' by her own Tory MPs
WEDNESDAY 19 OCTOBER 2022
UK (AWE) NUCLEAR MAINTENANCE STUFF STRIKE
On 19 Oct 2022 UK nuclear warhead maintenance staff to vote on strike action. Nearly 2,000 staff at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) - a company that develops and services the Trident nuclear deterrent - will hold a ballot on industrial action for two weeks from 24 October.
US CENTCOM COMMANDER COMMANDER ON SUBMARINE
On 19 Oct 2022 U.S. Central Command, @CENTCOM: Today the CENTCOM Commander embarked the USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine
On 19 Oct 2022 U.S. Central Command, @CENTCOM: Today the CENTCOM Commander embarked the USS West Virginia Ballistic Missile Submarine
On 19 Oct 2022 Norway intel agency takes over probe into drone sightings
Norway’s domestic security agency on Wednesday took over investigations of drone sightings near key infrastructure sites hours after the airport in the country’s second-largest city briefly closed due to area residents spotting at least one drone nearby.
Bergen Airport, which is near Norway’s main naval base, shut down at around 6:30 a.m. when the area’s air space was closed and reopened 2½ hours later. Bergen police spokesman Ørjan Djuvik said several drone sightings were reported near the airport.
“There can also be observations that could be other phenomenon, for instance weather,” Djuvik said. “We are sure that there is at least one.”
LONDON DEFENCE AND SECURITY LECTURE
MAXIMALIST APPROACH TO THE MILITARY INSTRUMENT
MAXIMALIST APPROACH TO THE MILITARY INSTRUMENT
THE SHIFT INTO STATE BASED COMPETITION
RUSSIA MOST ACTUTE THREAT TO THE UNITED KINGDOM
CENTRALTY OF NUCLER DETERRENCE AND COLLECTIVE SECURITY
INTEREST BEST SERVED BY INDIRECT APPLICATION OF POWER
On 19 Oct 2022 UK Chief of the Defence Staff Lord Mayor of London Defence & Security Lecture
"The role of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, even with a war in Europe, is more than just focusing on defending the nation. It is about a maximalist approach to the military instrument. Using our power and influence in all its guises: both to further our security and prosperity. But especially – when we get it right – to add to the agency and authority of the British Government and the nation.
You are seeing that in our response to Ukraine...
We have the continuity of last year’s Integrated Review, the central elements of which have been borne out by recent events:
The shift from an era of counter-terrorism operations to one of state-based competition.
The acknowledgement of Russia as the most acute threat to the United Kingdom.
The centrality of nuclear deterrence and collective security...
Our approach has tended to reflect the British Way of Warfare, as described by the military theorist Sir Basil Liddell Hart almost a century ago: The belief that Britain is an expeditionary rather than a continental power.
That our interests are best served by the indirect application of power – particularly economic power - by, with and through our partners. And that we focus to ensure we provide disproportionate effect and to achieve operational advantage.
On 19 Oct 2022 The Kremlin said on Tuesday that the investigations into blasts that damaged the NordStream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea appeared to have been set up with the intention of falsely blaming Russia.
DIRTY BOMB TO BE NEXT FALSE FLAG?
RAF RC-135W READY TO THE HELP
On 19 Oct 2022 Fears grow Putin will explode nuke near Ukraine as defence secretary holds crisis talks in Washington. Vladimir Putin is feared to be inching towards exploding a nuclear weapon over the Black Sea in a show of force over Ukraine. Meanwhile, The Sun said an RAF RC-135W spy plane flew close to the occupied peninsula of Crimea this week. It is capable of detecting radioactivity in the atmosphere.
On 19 Oct 2022 Fears grow Putin will explode nuke near Ukraine as defence secretary holds crisis talks in Washington. Vladimir Putin is feared to be inching towards exploding a nuclear weapon over the Black Sea in a show of force over Ukraine. Meanwhile, The Sun said an RAF RC-135W spy plane flew close to the occupied peninsula of Crimea this week. It is capable of detecting radioactivity in the atmosphere.
MACRON TRUSS CALL
On 19 Oct 2022 President Macron spoke on the telephone to Ms Liz Truss, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, today, Tuesday 18 October 2022. The call was made following the meeting between the two leaders in Prague on 6 October, on the sidelines of the first European Political Community summit.
They talked about the war in Ukraine and the latest developments on the ground. The two leaders reaffirmed their determination to maintain close coordination as regards the support which France and the UK are providing to Ukraine on the military, humanitarian and economic fronts and in terms of international justice
BEYOND BELIEF
They talked about the war in Ukraine and the latest developments on the ground. The two leaders reaffirmed their determination to maintain close coordination as regards the support which France and the UK are providing to Ukraine on the military, humanitarian and economic fronts and in terms of international justice
UNSCHEDULLED AND URGENT VISIT TO USA
BRITAIN MUST URGENTLY REVIEW ITS DEFENCE
WAS LIZ TRUSS FIRED FOR BREAING NON PROLIFERATION TREATY? (096)
On 19 Oct 2022 - UK/USA: Britain must urgently review its defence in light of Putin’s nuclear threat
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has gone to Washington, like Mr Smith in the movie, this time on unscheduled and urgent business. Three days of meetings at the Pentagon and White House will focus on the dramatic turning point in the Ukraine war and the scary possibilities of what Russia might do next.
President Biden’s top team of security and defence officials will want to know what Britain, and its European allies, plan to do next to maintain support for the Kyiv government and mitigate a range of threats across the region.
The team of Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan and Lloyd Austin will want to know about the future shape of Britain’s security and strategic capabilities — and whether more cuts are on the way.
An urgent defence review is coming — a new version of the Integrated Review (IR) and the defence blueprint, the Defence Command Paper of last year, are to be delivered within weeks.
An update is essential: so much has changed since March 2021. The new blueprint must be more practical and less aspirational than the IR — much less of the blue skies of “the tilt to the Pacific” and more practical focus on the needs of security, resilience and defence at home and in the near neighbourhood. It must explain to a sceptical public and confused political class the real need for a workable security and strategic posture for troubled times.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has gone to Washington, like Mr Smith in the movie, this time on unscheduled and urgent business. Three days of meetings at the Pentagon and White House will focus on the dramatic turning point in the Ukraine war and the scary possibilities of what Russia might do next.
President Biden’s top team of security and defence officials will want to know what Britain, and its European allies, plan to do next to maintain support for the Kyiv government and mitigate a range of threats across the region.
The team of Antony Blinken, Jake Sullivan and Lloyd Austin will want to know about the future shape of Britain’s security and strategic capabilities — and whether more cuts are on the way.
An urgent defence review is coming — a new version of the Integrated Review (IR) and the defence blueprint, the Defence Command Paper of last year, are to be delivered within weeks.
An update is essential: so much has changed since March 2021. The new blueprint must be more practical and less aspirational than the IR — much less of the blue skies of “the tilt to the Pacific” and more practical focus on the needs of security, resilience and defence at home and in the near neighbourhood. It must explain to a sceptical public and confused political class the real need for a workable security and strategic posture for troubled times.
SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP GOES SILENT, AGAIN (023)
SENSITIVE AND SERIOUS ISSUES TO BE DISCUSSED WITH PENTAGON
SHORTLY AFTER THIS HIG LEVEL MEETING LIZ TRUSS WILL RESIGN
IS SHE GOING TO BE FIRED? FOR WHAT?
On 19 Oct 2022 Special Relationship goes silent. Ben Wallace, the U.K. defence secretary, made a secretive trip to Washington on Tuesday, to discuss with the Biden administration Ukrainian matters that his deputy described as “beyond belief.”
On 19 Oct 2022 Ukraine war: Mysterious defence secretary trip to Washington amid fears of Russian escalation. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace is on a hastily-arranged visit to Washington to talk with his counterpart and White House officials about "shared security concerns" including Ukraine and Russia, a source and an official said.
The secretive, last-minute nature of the trip and a comment by a second defence minister, James Heappey - who said the conversations that Mr Wallace would be having on Tuesday were "beyond belief" - suggested particularly sensitive and serious issues would be discussed.
However, Foreign Secretary James Cleverly this morning sought to play down the significance of the trip.
"He will be visiting his counterpart at the Pentagon and senior figures at the White House."
"My boss, Ben Wallace, is in Washington this morning having the sort of conversations that… beyond belief really the fact we are a time when these sort of conversations are necessary."
The defence secretary had been due to appear before a committee of MPs in London to discuss the UK, US and NATO on Tuesday but had to cancel.
On 19 Oct 2022 Blinken: "Good meeting with UK Defense Secretary @BWallaceMP on Monday"
The Defence Secretary and Lloyd Austin, the US secretary of defence, met at the Pentagon after Mr Wallace cancelled a planned appearance in front of a committee of MPs to discuss support for Ukraine and the serious security threat Russia poses to Europe, the United States, and the world. We are committed to standing with Ukraine against Russia’s aggression.
On 19 Oct 2022 NATO Partnerships in Action: Allied Officers Serve Aboard Ford
Two officers belonging to NATO nations, Germany and Spain are walking the deck plates of the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) to enhance integration with allies and partners during Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group’s (GRFCSG) deployment.
USA AND TURKEY DISCUSSION
ENSURING REGIONAL STABILITY
On 19 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar to reaffirm the wide range of shared interests between the United States and Türkiye. This call was a continuation of the leaders' meeting at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels last week. They discussed the importance of regional stability and reviewed ongoing defense cooperation.
NEW ARCTIC SECURITY
ENSURING REGIONAL STABILITY
On 19 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone today with Turkish Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar to reaffirm the wide range of shared interests between the United States and Türkiye. This call was a continuation of the leaders' meeting at the NATO Defense Ministerial in Brussels last week. They discussed the importance of regional stability and reviewed ongoing defense cooperation.
NEW ARCTIC SECURITY
US SEEKS STABLE PROSPEROUS AND COOPERATIVE ARCTIC
On 19 Oct 2022 - USA: Office of the Counselor, Department of State, @CounselorDOS:
"Pleased by the strong international interest in our New Arctic Strategy; the U.S. will work closely with Allies and partners as we demonstrate our commitment to the Arctic region."
"As a top line matter, the U.S. seeks an Arctic region that is peaceful, stable, prosperous, and cooperative."
"The strategy talks about how we’re going to be advancing U.S. interest across four mutually reinforcing pillars that span both domestic and international issues: the first being security, first and foremost; second, climate change and environmental protection; third, sustainable economic development; and fourth, international cooperation and governance. And the strategy serves as a framework to guide our government’s approach to tackling emerging challenges and the opportunities in the Arctic.
Our Arctic allies are taking concrete actions to improve defense and deterrence in the High North, and it’s something we work very closely on with our Norwegian partners as well as with the Finns and the Danes."
"The strategy talks about how we’re going to be advancing U.S. interest across four mutually reinforcing pillars that span both domestic and international issues: the first being security, first and foremost; second, climate change and environmental protection; third, sustainable economic development; and fourth, international cooperation and governance. And the strategy serves as a framework to guide our government’s approach to tackling emerging challenges and the opportunities in the Arctic.
Our Arctic allies are taking concrete actions to improve defense and deterrence in the High North, and it’s something we work very closely on with our Norwegian partners as well as with the Finns and the Danes."
DANISH SONAR NETWORK EXCLUDES SURFACE APPROACH
On 19 Oct 2022 The bottom of the sea is the Danish Defence’s blind spot: 4 possible surveillance technologies
Johannes Kidmose does not consider it improbable that an enemy vessel would be able to sabotage a submarine cable, internet cable, or gas pipeline on the bottom of the sea in Danish waters without anyone discovering it before the damage has been done.
Danish frigates have no sonars on board and are thus blind to what is happening down in the depths of the sea.
A sonar network
"From ships and shore stations all around the coast, the Danish Defence constantly scans the sea surface using coastal radars and other technologies. In addition, they use AIS signals to identify ships: According to the law, ships of a certain size must have a transponder on board, which transmits information about the ship’s name, position, etc."
"However, radar signals and radio waves do not work under the sea. But sonar does. The sonar sends out a sound, and with the help of the echo that returns, it can paint a picture of what is happening in the area."
“Sonars are most accurate on a submarine if you need to examine the seabed. Those on-board ships are also more accurate than those dipped from a helicopter. On the other hand, the helicopter can get to get to the area where submarines are suspected the fastest, so that they don’t disappear in the meantime."
DENMARK TO INSPECT OWN INRASTRUCTURE
On 19 Oct 2022 Danish #power and #gas grid operator has expedited inspections of its own #pipelines in the wake of damage to #NordStream 1 and 2 which run through the country's waters, but has so far found no irregularities
DEFENSE CHEFS OF SWEDEN AND NETHERLAND MEET
On 19 Oct 2022 Swedish Chief of Defence visits colleague Eichelsheim. Swedish Chief of Defence General Micael Bydén met his colleague Onno Eichelsheim in the Netherlands today and yesterday.
THURSDAY 20 OCTOBER 2022
On 20 Oct 2022 UK Government: Volume 824: debated on Thursday 20 October 2022
"We read of the Defence Secretary’s recent visit to Washington, which was organised so quickly that he had to miss a Select Committee meeting at the last minute, to discuss, according to Secretary Blinken, support for Ukraine and the serious security threat that Russia poses to the Europe, the US and the world. What threats were discussed? What was the purpose of this last-minute meeting?"
DELIVERING COMBINED SEAPOWER
USA BACKS-UP THE PERPETRATOR AGAIN
On 20 Oct 2022 - UK/NATO: CNO, Commandant, and First Sea Lord meet for Strategic Dialogue on Delivering Combined Seapower. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger met with the Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key for a Strategic Dialogue at the Pentagon
The Strategic Dialogue takes place every other year between the U.S. and U.K navies. Known as “Delivering Combined Seapower,” the dialogue was first introduced in 2016 to build and sustain interoperability between the U.S. and U.K. fleets.
“Our relationship with the Royal Navy is the bedrock of enduring maritime security, and a key enabler of integrated all-domain naval power,” said Gilday. “Nothing our armed forces accomplish day-in and day-out happens without working alongside close allies, and the U.S. Navy has no closer ally than Adm. Key.”
On 20 Oct 2022 - UK/NATO: CNO, Commandant, and First Sea Lord meet for Strategic Dialogue on Delivering Combined Seapower. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday and Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. David Berger met with the Royal Navy First Sea Lord and Chief of Naval Staff Adm. Sir Ben Key for a Strategic Dialogue at the Pentagon
The Strategic Dialogue takes place every other year between the U.S. and U.K navies. Known as “Delivering Combined Seapower,” the dialogue was first introduced in 2016 to build and sustain interoperability between the U.S. and U.K. fleets.
“Our relationship with the Royal Navy is the bedrock of enduring maritime security, and a key enabler of integrated all-domain naval power,” said Gilday. “Nothing our armed forces accomplish day-in and day-out happens without working alongside close allies, and the U.S. Navy has no closer ally than Adm. Key.”
On 20 Oct 2022 - Northern Europe Chiefs of Defense Conference in Warsaw
On 20 Oct 2022 - USA/NATO: U.S. European Command, @US_EUCOM: USEUCOM Commander, @USArmy, Gen. Christopher Cavoli attended the Northern Europe Chiefs of Defense Conference in #Poland, where military leaders from 13 nations discussed regional #security.
TRUSS OBSESSED WITH WIND CHARTS
INDIRECT CONFIRMATION OF TRUSS BREAKING NUCLEAR NPT?
TRUSS OBSESSED WITH WIND CHARTS
INDIRECT CONFIRMATION OF TRUSS BREAKING NUCLEAR NPT?
UK HAS EMERGENCY: PROTECT AND SURVIVE PLAN FOR NUCLEAR ALARM
On 20 Oct 2022 - UK: Liz Truss 'obsessed with wind charts and weather forecasts because she feared nuclear fallout' in final days in office. Now it has been revealed she was warned Vladimir Putin could 'go nuclear' after Ukrainian forces blew up the road bridge connecting Russia and Crimea.
She spent her final days in office monitoring the weather conditions, according to Mail Online, as wind speed and direction would determine whether radiation from a nuclear attack in Ukraine would have an impact in the UK.
20 Oct 2022 - UK: Liz Truss spent final days as PM 'obsessed with weather amid Putin's nuclear threats'
Liz Truss became the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history but her final few days allegedly saw her focus on the weather as she feared of nuclear attack from Russia.
Liz Truss spent her final days of her historically ill-fated tenure as British Prime Minister "obsessed" with the weather forecast after Russia threatened the use of a nuclear weapon over the Black Sea.
A source told the paper she was "obsessed with the prevailing wind, watching the forecasts to see if she needed to trigger a Protect and Survive plan" - a public information campaign in the 1970s and 80s advising people how to protect themselves in a nuclear attack.
On 20 Oct 2022 Liz Truss resigns
Truss fall: British prime minister announces resignation after just 6 weeks
Truss fall: British prime minister announces resignation after just 6 weeks
On 20 Oct 2022 Liz Truss: The human hand grenade who tragically blew herself up
On 20 Oct 2022 Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation statement
On 20 Oct 2022 Prime Minister Liz Truss’s resignation statement
"I came into office at a time of great economic and international instability.
Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent.
And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth.
I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this.
We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance."
TRUSS CATASTROPHIC ILLITERACY
Families and businesses were worried about how to pay their bills.
Putin’s illegal war in Ukraine threatens the security of our whole continent.
And our country had been held back for too long by low economic growth.
I was elected by the Conservative Party with a mandate to change this.
We delivered on energy bills and on cutting national insurance."
TRUSS CATASTROPHIC ILLITERACY
On 20 Oct 2022 - RU: Maria Zakharova takes a swipe at outgoing British Prime Minister Liz Truss, saying in a Telegram post that Truss will be remembered for her "catastrophic illiteracy."
RAPID RETURN TO STABILITY
SUNAK TO CORRECT THE MISTAKES OF TRUSS
SUNAK TO CORRECT THE MISTAKES OF TRUSS
On 20 Oct 2022 Macron wishes UK a 'rapid return to stability' after Truss resignation
France's President Emmanuel Macron wished Britain a rapid return to stability on Thursday as Prime Minister Liz Truss resigned after six weeks in office marred by political and economic chaos.
Rishi Sunak says in his first speech as Prime Minister that he has been elected as party leader to "correct the mistakes" of predecessor Liz Truss.
On 20 Oct 2022 - USA/UK: Ambassador Jane Hartley @USAmbUK: Honored to visit Parliament Buildings to hear the perspectives of political leaders & will reiterate @POTUS’s resolute commitment to peace and prosperity for all.
DOES ZELENSKY CONFIRM THE PLOT?
WAS THE DIRTY BOMB WAS TO HIT CRIMEAN BRIDGE?
WAS LIZ TRUSS THE ONE WHO BROKE THE NON PROLIFERATION TREATY?
On 20 Oct 2022 - UA: Zelensky: 'Ukraine didn't order Crimean Bridge attack'
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022
BORIS JOHNSON TO RETURN? (002, 003)
FRIDAY 21 OCTOBER 2022
BORIS JOHNSON TO RETURN? (002, 003)
On 21 Oct 2022 Better Call Boris: "Ukraine government deletes bizarre tweet supporting Boris Johnson as next Prime Minister"
SUNAK´S 2017 PAPER
BRITAIN NEEDS TO RULE BENEATH THE WAVES (051)
On 21 October 2022 Rishi’s right: "Britain needs to rule beneath the waves"
The Tory MP warned years ago about Britain's underwater vulnerabilities
Back in 2017, the little-known backbench MP Rishi Sunak wrote an interesting paper for Policy Exchange, warning of the vulnerability to Russian sabotage of Britain’s vital undersea infrastructure, from communications data cable to oil and gas pipelines.
As he cautioned:
"A successful large-scale attack upon UK undersea cable infrastructure, whether at sea or on land, is an existential threat to our security. The next Strategic Defence Review should specifically consider the risks to Britain’s security from attacks on its undersea cable infrastructure and ensure steps are being taken to mitigate this risk and that our maritime assets are sufficient to the task."
Thursday’s communications outage in the Shetlands Islands, apparently the accidental handiwork of a British fishing trawler, has a wider significance. Such events highlight an important point at a time when awareness of the vulnerability of our infrastructure is at an all-time high. It shows quite how much of our day-to-day existence depends on the security of a very few, fragile physical objects in places where we have limited oversight. The increasing penetration of British and Irish waters by Russian spy ships, carrying submarine vehicles explicitly designed to monitor and sever undersea cables, is rightly a cause for alarm.
On 21 Oct 2022 British pound pares losses amid political uncertainty and Liz Truss’ resignation
BRITISH PRESS WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST RUSSIAN RETALIATAION
BRITISH PRESS WARNS CITIZENS AGAINST RUSSIAN RETALIATAION
On 21 Oct 2022 DUCK AND COVER Five life-saving steps you must take IMMEDIATELY after nuclear bomb attack if deranged Putin blitzes West
On 21 Oct 2022 UK is helping countries to reduce THEIR dependency on Russia
Yesterday the UK sanctioned Iran for supplying Russia with drones used to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. This is just the latest example of how Russia threatens Ukraine’s energy security.
The UK is helping countries reduce their dependency on Russia.
TRUSS FRACTURED NATO ALLIANCE (011)
FRANCE STATES THAT EUROPEAN STRATEGIC WILL NEVER BE THE SAME
On 21 Oct 2022 Alice Guitton: At #RigaConf2022, Alice Guitton @Armees_Gouv 🇫🇷 on european strategic interests: "Strategic stability in EU will never be the same." (194)
On 21 Oct 2022 Alice Guitton: At #RigaConf2022, Alice Guitton @Armees_Gouv 🇫🇷 on european strategic interests: "Strategic stability in EU will never be the same." (194)
On 21 Oct 2022 ROYAL NAVY: ‘No closer ally’ – head of US Navy praises Royal Navy after talks with First Sea Lord. "This week I sense “pace of change” is a phrase that will be repeated often from this podium and others, together with superlative adjectives like “unprecedented” or “relentless”. Because where once the next change meant waiting a generation, we are now seeing several iterations of change within a generation."
GERMAN ENERGY RELIEF
On 21 Oct 2022 Germany's parliament, the Bundestag, has approved the Government's €200-billion energy relief plan today.
NATO PARNERSHIP - CARRIER DIPLOMACY
NATO SNMG2 AND NAVAL EXERCISE MARE APEERTO 22.2
ONE FLAG IS MISSING (116)
On 21 Oct 2022 - USA/ITA/NTO U.S. Sixth Fleet, George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group Participate in Mare Aperto 22-2. U.S. forces worked and trained alongside French, Italian, German, and Spanish maritime forces and forces of NATO’s Standing NATO Maritime Groups (SNMG) throughout the exercise. Training events included amphibious operations, mine-countermeasure operations, anti-submarine warfare, anti-air warfare and anti-surface warfare scenarios that gave participating units the opportunity to respond to threats in a rapidly changing environment. USS Forrest Sherman (DDG 98) is the flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2), a multinational integrated task group that projects a constant and visible reminder of the Alliance’s solidarity and cohesion afloat and provides the Alliance with a continuous maritime capability to perform a wide range of tasks, including exercises and real-world operations in periods of crisis and conflict.
On 21 Oct 2022 Chef d'état-major des armées (@CEMA_FR): "Pleased to speak by phone with General Cavo Dragone, my counterpart ITA. Rich discussions on the strengthening of the military #coopération 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 , our joint contributions to the missions of the 🇪🇺 and to the defensive and dissuasive posture of @NATO."
ACCIDENT OR FALSE FLAG AGAINST CABLES?
On 21 Oct 2022 - FRA: Several submarine cables in the south of France were cut
Several submarine cables in the south of France were cut overnight, affecting the internet around the world. It is likely the work of Russian submarine saboteurs, but investigators have so far found no evidence of the country’s involvement in the damage. At least three fiber optic cables were cut in southern France on Wednesday evening, October 19, slowing internet access for users in Europe, Asia, and the US. Cloud companies promptly repaired the highway.
According to a report by cloud security company Zscaler, the unexpected cable damage resulted in packet loss and increased latency for websites and applications traveling along the affected paths. The company identified three faulty circuits: Marseille-Lyon, Marseille-Milan and Marseille-Barcelona. Zscaler made adjustments to internet traffic routing where possible to mitigate the issue. Search operations to identify damaged sections of the submarine cable are still ongoing.
US DIPLOMATS PARTICIPATE AT RIGA SECURITY CONFERENCE
On 21 Oct 2022 U.S. Embassy Riga, @USEmbassyRiga, #AmbCarwile joined the opening of the Riga Conference today, an important international forum to discuss security issues, #NATO strategy, and the challenges facing the global community. The Embassy is supporting the Conference.
SHOIGU´S CALL TO AUSTIN
MAINTAINING LINES OF COMMUNICATION
On 21 Oct 2022 Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Phone Call With Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu. "On October 21, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoygu. Secretary Austin emphasized the importance of maintaining lines of communication amid the ongoing war against Ukraine."
SATURDAY 22 OCTOBER 2022
NATO NEPTUNE STRIKE "NEST 22.2" EXERCISE 14 - 28 OCTOBER 2022
On 22 Oct 2022: USA/FRA/GER: STRIKFORNATO, @STRIKFORNATO: This is #Capability! 🇺🇸 🇫🇷 🇩🇪
1. Aircraft from @Team_Luftwaffe
2. Aircrafts from @USNavy and
3. Aircrafts from @Armee_de_lair
flying in formation during the NATO-led vigilance activity #NeptuneStrike (NEST 22.2).
#WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether
On 23 Oct 2022 - NATO @COM_SNMG1: 'Flagship HNLMS Tromp had a successful training week: launching missiles near Scottish Hebrides. These valuable exercises ensuring a high state of readiness. #WeAreNATO #DeterandDefend 🇳🇴 🇩🇰 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 '
On 23 Oct 2022 Russia's defence minister calls up US, UK counterparts, raises escalation concerns in Ukraine. Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Sunday (October 23) called up his counterparts in the US, UK, France and Turkiye and discussed the situation in Ukraine. "Shoigu discussed the situation in Ukraine on a phone call with Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin", said Russian defence ministry. This was the second call in three days between the US and Russian defence ministers.
Prior to his call to Austin, Shoigu also spoke with his counterparts in UK, Turkiye and France.
On 23 Oct 2022 Statement on Defence Secretary's call with Russian Defence Minister
Statement on Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's call with the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
"At the request of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the Secretary of State for Defence spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, this afternoon. Minister Shoigu alleged that Ukraine was planning actions facilitated by Western countries, including the UK, to escalate the conflict in Ukraine."
SECON CALL IN THREE DAYS
RAPIDLY DETEORIATING SECURITY SITUATION
NUCLEAR ALARM, FALSE FLAG DIRTY BOMB DISCOVERED
WESTERN COUNTRY FACILIATED UKRAINE TO DETONATE DIRTY BOMB
Prior to his call to Austin, Shoigu also spoke with his counterparts in UK, Turkiye and France.
RAPIDLY DETEORIATING SECURITY SITUATION
NUCLEAR ALARM, FALSE FLAG DIRTY BOMB DISCOVERED
WESTERN COUNTRY FACILIATED UKRAINE TO DETONATE DIRTY BOMB
DID TRUSS BREAK TREATY OF NON PROLOFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS? (096)
Statement on Defence Secretary Ben Wallace's call with the Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu.
"At the request of the Russian Ministry of Defence, the Secretary of State for Defence spoke with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Shoigu, this afternoon. Minister Shoigu alleged that Ukraine was planning actions facilitated by Western countries, including the UK, to escalate the conflict in Ukraine."
RAPIDLY DETEORIATING SECURITY SITUATION
NUCLEAR ALARM, FALSE FLAG DIRTY BOMB DISCOVERED
CALL FROM RUSSIA, TURKEY HOSTS US NUCLEAR ARSENAL
On 23 Oct 2022 - RU/TUR: Russian Defence Minister holds telephone talks with his Turkish counterpart. Minister of Defence of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, has held telephone talks with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar.
They discussed situation in Ukraine, which is rapidly deteriorating. General of the Army Sergei Shoigu conveyed to the Turkish counterpart his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb.’
On 23 October 2022 - CARRIER STRIKE GROUP 4 EXERCISE ENHANCES BEGINNING OF GERALD R. FORD INAUGURAL DEPLOYMENT WITH NATO ALLIES
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5 to 23.
They discussed situation in Ukraine, which is rapidly deteriorating. General of the Army Sergei Shoigu conveyed to the Turkish counterpart his concerns about possible provocations by Ukraine with the use of a ‘dirty bomb.’
USS G. R. FORD AIRCRAFT CARRIER (120)
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5 to 23.
MONDAY 24 OCTOBER 2022
GERASIMOV AND THE DIRTY BOMB
GERASIMOV AND THE DIRTY BOMB
RUSSIAN RED LINE CALLS TO OTHER NUCLEAR POWERES
DID TRUSS REALLY BREAK NON PROLIFERATION TREATY? (096)
On 24 Oct 2022 - RU/UK: A statement on the Chief of the Defence Staff’s call with the Russian Chief of the General Staff, General of the Army Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov:
"The military leaders both agreed on the importance of maintaining open channels of communication between the UK and Russia to manage the risk of miscalculation and to facilitate de-escalation."
The conversation followed the Defence Secretary’s call with his Russian counterpart yesterday and a call between the Foreign Ministers of France, the UK, and the USA last night.
CABLE DAMAGED
On 24 Oct 2022 Fiber-optic Submarine Cable near Faroe and Shetland Islands Damaged; Mediterranean Cables also Cut. Damage to subsea communication cables near the Faroe and Shetlands Islands left much of the islands without internet access. Subsea fiber-optics cables in the south of France were also cut in what authorities call acts of sabotage.
On 24 - 25 Oct 2022 - JEF: ‘Global Britain’ and security in the near abroad Leadership through flexilateralism?
While there has been an increased focus and optimism within the defence ministries of the JEF states as to JEF’s potential contribution to European security, it is interesting to note that following the 2022 sabotage actions against the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the opportunity to coordinate and act within a JEF frame was not taken.
While there has been an increased focus and optimism within the defence ministries of the JEF states as to JEF’s potential contribution to European security, it is interesting to note that following the 2022 sabotage actions against the Nord Stream pipelines in the Baltic Sea, the opportunity to coordinate and act within a JEF frame was not taken.
One of the perceived benefits of JEF is that it is envisioned to be used in support to NATO in operations that fall below the Article 5 threshold. However, whereas the investigation of the explosions and patrolling the area could have been a low-hanging fruit for a JEF operation, the JEF states decided instead to act within a NATO framework, possibly to not exclude Germany from the process of dealing with the situation...
In addition to the above, the UK has also intensified its bi- and minilateral collaboration with Nordic and Baltic states in recent years – including bilaterally with Finland and Sweden following their decision to apply for NATO membership. All these initiatives could be seen to play into the UK’s attempt to define itself as an actor in the Northern region and to maintain its status as a European great power and key player in the region.
In addition to the above, the UK has also intensified its bi- and minilateral collaboration with Nordic and Baltic states in recent years – including bilaterally with Finland and Sweden following their decision to apply for NATO membership. All these initiatives could be seen to play into the UK’s attempt to define itself as an actor in the Northern region and to maintain its status as a European great power and key player in the region.
GERASIMOV MILLEY
FALSE FLAG DIRTY BOMB PROVOCTION
On 24 Oct 2022 Apparently, Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs also spoke with his counterpart in the RU military, Gen. Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov, this weekend.
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday that Ukraine was planning a provocation with the use of a dirty bomb to accuse Russia of using nuclear weapons and prompt Western countries to retaliate.
In a joint statement on Sunday, the US, France, and the UK rejected the Russian claims.
The statement said the defense ministers of the three nations spoke with Shoygu at his request, and they all rejected "Russia's transparently false allegations that Kyiv will use the bomb as a provocation".
The Russian Defense Ministry claimed on Sunday that Ukraine was planning a provocation with the use of a dirty bomb to accuse Russia of using nuclear weapons and prompt Western countries to retaliate.
In a joint statement on Sunday, the US, France, and the UK rejected the Russian claims.
The statement said the defense ministers of the three nations spoke with Shoygu at his request, and they all rejected "Russia's transparently false allegations that Kyiv will use the bomb as a provocation".
On 24 Oct 2022 Western Allies Reject Russia's Claim That Ukraine Plans To Use 'Dirty Bomb' To Escalate War
RUSSIA BRINGS THE BREACH OF NPT TO UN
JENS STOLTENBERG ABOUT DIRTY BOMB
USA REQUESTS BRITAN´S EXPLANATION
LIZ TRUSS TAKES BLAME AND IS FIRED
On 24 Oct 2022 Jens Stoltenberg, @jensstoltenberg: "Spoke with 🇺🇸 @SecDef & 🇬🇧 @BWallaceMP about #Russia’s false claim that #Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory. #NATO Allies reject this allegation. Russia must not use it as a pretext for escalation. We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine."
On 24 Oct 2022 Jens Stoltenberg, @jensstoltenberg: "Spoke with 🇺🇸 @SecDef & 🇬🇧 @BWallaceMP about #Russia’s false claim that #Ukraine is preparing to use a dirty bomb on its own territory. #NATO Allies reject this allegation. Russia must not use it as a pretext for escalation. We remain steadfast in our support for Ukraine."
On 24 Oct 2022 Russia to Bring 'Dirty Bomb' Allegations to UN as West Rebuffs Claims
Stoltenberg said he had a call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, on the matter Monday.
Meanwhile, the head of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, in a media briefing said Russian forces are "preparing to work under radioactive contamination."
U.S. officials said Monday there is currently no indication that Moscow has made any efforts to use a dirty bomb or nuclear weapons.
"We continue to see nothing in the way of preparations by the Russian side for the use of nuclear weapons," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022
JANE HEARTLEY
Stoltenberg said he had a call with U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his British counterpart, Ben Wallace, on the matter Monday.
Meanwhile, the head of Russia's nuclear, biological and chemical protection troops, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, in a media briefing said Russian forces are "preparing to work under radioactive contamination."
U.S. officials said Monday there is currently no indication that Moscow has made any efforts to use a dirty bomb or nuclear weapons.
"We continue to see nothing in the way of preparations by the Russian side for the use of nuclear weapons," White House national security spokesperson John Kirby told reporters.
TUESDAY 25 OCTOBER 2022
JANE HEARTLEY
TRUSS OUT SUNAK IN
On 25 Oct 2022 Ambassador Jane Hartley @USAmbUK: "I thank @TrussLiz for her partnership with the U.S. on many issues of interest to both of our nations, particularly in holding Russia accountable for its unprovoked war against Ukraine. I know she will continue to be America's friend and wish her and her family all the best."
On 25 Oct 2022 Ambassador Jane Hartley @USAmbUK: "Congratulations to Prime Minister @RishiSunak. I know firsthand how much he values the #SpecialRelationship between our two great countries and look forward to working on a wide range of issues with him, particularly in standing with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression."
SUNAK: SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE
(NORDSTREAM, CRIMEAN BRIDGE, BREAKING NPT?)
On 25 Oct 2022 - UK: Sunak on Truss: 'Some mistakes were made'
On 25 Oct 2022 Ambassador Jane Hartley @USAmbUK: "I thank @TrussLiz for her partnership with the U.S. on many issues of interest to both of our nations, particularly in holding Russia accountable for its unprovoked war against Ukraine. I know she will continue to be America's friend and wish her and her family all the best."
On 25 Oct 2022 Ambassador Jane Hartley @USAmbUK: "Congratulations to Prime Minister @RishiSunak. I know firsthand how much he values the #SpecialRelationship between our two great countries and look forward to working on a wide range of issues with him, particularly in standing with Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression."
SUNAK: SOME MISTAKES WERE MADE
(NORDSTREAM, CRIMEAN BRIDGE, BREAKING NPT?)
On 25 Oct 2022 - UK: Sunak on Truss: 'Some mistakes were made'
On 25 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak pledges to clean up mess left by Truss as UK PM
RADAKIN AT THE NATO CARPET (222)
On 25 Oct 2022 - UK/NATO: Chief of DefSuff Adm. Tony Radakin - "Today I welcomed General Chris Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, to London for talks. NATO remains the UK’s foremost international commitment, and we should draw confidence from the collective strength this offers in defence of our common interests and values."
PLEDGE FOR CLOSER COOPERATION
On 25 Oct 2022 ‘No closer ally’ – head of us navy praises royal navy after talks with first sea lord
The heads of the US Navy, US Marine Corps and Royal Navy have pledged ever closer cooperation after a key meeting in Washington reaffirming the close bond between our maritime forces.
Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Mike Gilday, Commandant Marine Corps, General David Berger, and First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Ben Key, met on the eve of the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar to discuss operations and strategy as well as progress on closer cooperation over the next two years...
“We have refreshed our long-standing commitment for us to work collaboratively across the world, from the Euro-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific Regions, and to stand together to safeguard the use of the global maritime commons upon which our combined security and prosperity depend.”
The discussions followed a call by Admiral Gilday last month for the United States and UK to lead the way in meeting the challenge posed by Russia and China and maintaining free navigation of the oceans.
NATO PARNERSHIP - CARRIER DIPLOMACY
SENDING CLEAR MESSAGE
STOLTENBERG´S DE-ESCALATION: RUSSIA MUST NOT USE FALSE PRETEXS FOR FURTHER ESCALATION, NATOS STRENGTH DETERS CONFLICT AKA RUSSIAN RETALIATATION DETERRENCE, NATO WILL PROTECT AND DEFEND EVERY INCH OF ALLIED TERRITORY (213)
On 25 Oct 2022 NATO Secretary General aboard USS George H.W. Bush: NATO’s strength deters conflict. The USS George H.W. Bush is currently leading Neptune Strike 2022, a NATO deployment testing readiness to deter and defend across the Euro-Atlantic area. It includes over 80 aircraft, 14 ships, and around 6,000 personnel from 24 NATO Allies and partners, including Finland and Sweden.
On 25 Oct 2022 NATO: Jens Stoltenberg, @jensstoltenberg: "An honour to visit the impressive USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic, now leading a strike group under #NATO command.
The deployment is a perfect example of Europe & North America together in NATO, staying strong, delivering deterrence & keeping our people safe. #NeptuneStrike"
On 25 Oct 2022 NATO Secretary General aboard USS George H.W. Bush: NATO’s strength deters conflict.
ADRIATIC SEA – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush in the Adriatic Sea on Tuesday (25 October 2022). The Bush currently leads a carrier strike group under NATO command, which Mr. Stoltenberg called “a demonstration of US capability and commitment to the Alliance.” He added: “this carrier sends a powerful message of Allied deterrence every day.”
The USS George H.W. Bush is currently leading Neptune Strike 2022, a NATO deployment testing readiness to deter and defend across the Euro-Atlantic area. It includes over 80 aircraft, 14 ships, and around 6,000 personnel from 24 NATO Allies and partners, including Finland and Sweden. The Secretary General called this “a perfect example of the transatlantic bond – Europe and North America working together in NATO.” He said that the deployment “demonstrates our ability to rapidly reinforce our Allies, and project power across the Alliance”. Mr. Stoltenberg added that NATO’s “strength helps to prevent any miscalculation by sending a clear message: NATO will protect and defend every inch of Allied territory.”
The Secretary General also addressed recent claims by Moscow that Ukraine is preparing to use a radiological “dirty bomb” on its own territory, emphasizing that “NATO Allies reject this transparently false allegation.” He said that "Russia must not use false pretexts for further escalation.”
He also met with senior military leaders including Admiral Stuart Munsch, commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Vice-Admiral Thomas Ishee, commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO and commander U.S. Sixth Fleet; Rear Adm. James Morley, deputy commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander of Carrier Strike Group Ten and the George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group; and Capt. David-Tavis Pollard, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier.
The USS George H.W. Bush is currently leading Neptune Strike 2022, a NATO deployment testing readiness to deter and defend across the Euro-Atlantic area. It includes over 80 aircraft, 14 ships, and around 6,000 personnel from 24 NATO Allies and partners, including Finland and Sweden. The Secretary General called this “a perfect example of the transatlantic bond – Europe and North America working together in NATO.” He said that the deployment “demonstrates our ability to rapidly reinforce our Allies, and project power across the Alliance”. Mr. Stoltenberg added that NATO’s “strength helps to prevent any miscalculation by sending a clear message: NATO will protect and defend every inch of Allied territory.”
The Secretary General also addressed recent claims by Moscow that Ukraine is preparing to use a radiological “dirty bomb” on its own territory, emphasizing that “NATO Allies reject this transparently false allegation.” He said that "Russia must not use false pretexts for further escalation.”
He also met with senior military leaders including Admiral Stuart Munsch, commander of Allied Joint Force Command Naples and commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa; Vice-Admiral Thomas Ishee, commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO and commander U.S. Sixth Fleet; Rear Adm. James Morley, deputy commander of Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO; Rear Adm. Dennis Velez, commander of Carrier Strike Group Ten and the George H. W. Bush Carrier Strike Group; and Capt. David-Tavis Pollard, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier.
TASK FORCE EXERCISE 23-2
On 24 October 2022 GRFCSG and three Nato allied nations conclude Task Force Exercise 23-2
The exercise coincided with GRFCSG’s inaugural deployment with Nato allied nations in the Atlantic.
One ship each from the three Nato countries, including Spain, Canada and Germany, participated in the exercise.. Participating vessels included the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), Spanish Navy’s Alvaro De Bazan-class ship ESPS Alvaro De Bazan (F 101) and German Navy’s Sachsen-class ship FGS Hessen (F 221).
The exercise coincided with GRFCSG’s inaugural deployment with Nato allied nations in the Atlantic.
One ship each from the three Nato countries, including Spain, Canada and Germany, participated in the exercise.. Participating vessels included the Royal Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton (FFH 337), Spanish Navy’s Alvaro De Bazan-class ship ESPS Alvaro De Bazan (F 101) and German Navy’s Sachsen-class ship FGS Hessen (F 221).
NOBLE DEFENDER EXERCISE
SHOW OF NORAD LAYERED DEFENCE
On October 2022 NORAD - Operation Noble Defender - October 2022 – The Canadian NORAD Region conducted operations over the Beaufort Sea, in northern Canada. Later in the month, military aircraft from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region and the Canadian NORAD Region launched simultaneously to demonstrate NORAD’s layered defense off the northeast coast of the United States.
On 25 Oct 2022 USA/CAN/NATO: "@NORADCommand - conducted Operation NOBLE DEFENDER Oct. 25-27. OND validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach."
SECURING MARITIME SPACES
US NAVY, FRENCH NAVY, SNMG1 (021)
SHOW OF NORAD LAYERED DEFENCE
On October 2022 NORAD - Operation Noble Defender - October 2022 – The Canadian NORAD Region conducted operations over the Beaufort Sea, in northern Canada. Later in the month, military aircraft from the Continental U.S. NORAD Region and the Canadian NORAD Region launched simultaneously to demonstrate NORAD’s layered defense off the northeast coast of the United States.
On 25 Oct 2022 USA/CAN/NATO: "@NORADCommand - conducted Operation NOBLE DEFENDER Oct. 25-27. OND validates the command’s capability to defend Canada and the United States from every avenue of approach."
SECURING MARITIME SPACES
US NAVY, FRENCH NAVY, SNMG1 (021)
On 25 Oct 2022 - NATO: The Garonne is on a mission within the @COM_SNMG1, one of NATO's multinational naval forces. Deployed in the North Sea, the Garonne, in close cooperation with the navy 🇳🇴, contributes to securing maritime spaces and energy installations in 🇪🇺.
On 25 Oct 2022 - FRA/NATO: French Carrier Strike Group' "Exchanges between @NATO_MARCOM and #FrenchCSG commanders to discuss allied maritime operations. Our task forces are used to coordinate and to operate together with high-end warfare capabilities. #WeAreNATO #StrongerTogether"
On 25 Oct 2022 - USA/NATO: U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, @USNavyEurope:
#Legitimacy, @NATO is committed to supporting, promoting and operating within international laws and convections. The Alliance’s actions are always defensive in nature and proportionate in posture. @NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg departs @GHWBCVN77 after visiting the ship in support of vigilance activity #NeptuneStrike.
DIRTY BOMB FALSE FLAG, BUT BY WHOM?
On 25 Oct 2022 Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would be 'Serious Mistake'
U.S. President Joe Biden issued a strong warning on Russia against using a dirty bomb or any other nuclear weapons in its war on Ukraine.
"Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for the use of tactical nuclear weapons," he said Tuesday when a reporter asked whether Russia is setting up a "false flag operation" – preparing to deploy dirty bomb as it accuses Ukraine of detonating it in its own territory.
"I'm not guaranteeing you that it's a false operation yet. I don't know. But it would be a serious, serious mistake," he said.
BALTIC CYBER COMMANDERS FORUM
On 25 Oct 2022 - GER/EST/LAT/LIT/FIN/SWE/NOR/PL: CIR Bundeswehr, @cirbw #BalticCyberCommandersForum: "Following 🇩🇪 initiative and with support from Estonia, #Cyber Commanders of nations around the Baltic 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇩🇪 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 have met in #Tallinn for the first time. "We all notice #cyber and #disinformation threats. Let's intensify our cooperation through the #BalticCyberCommandersForum." Among other things, following topics were discussed:
▶ Collective/Cooperative Defensive #Cyber Operations
▶ #FMN - Federated Mission Networking
▶ #CIDCC - Cyber- and Information Domain Coordination Centre
THREE NATIONS SHIPS NEAR BLAST SITES
On 25 Oct 2022 - RU/SWE/GER: A Russian-Swedish-German clash at the northern Nordstream leaks. Russian offshore ship, the Swedish Navy's submarine rescue ship and a ship from the German Coast Guard
On 25 Oct 2022 Biden: Russia's Use of Tactical Nuclear Weapons Would be 'Serious Mistake'
U.S. President Joe Biden issued a strong warning on Russia against using a dirty bomb or any other nuclear weapons in its war on Ukraine.
"Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for the use of tactical nuclear weapons," he said Tuesday when a reporter asked whether Russia is setting up a "false flag operation" – preparing to deploy dirty bomb as it accuses Ukraine of detonating it in its own territory.
"I'm not guaranteeing you that it's a false operation yet. I don't know. But it would be a serious, serious mistake," he said.
BALTIC CYBER COMMANDERS FORUM
On 25 Oct 2022 - GER/EST/LAT/LIT/FIN/SWE/NOR/PL: CIR Bundeswehr, @cirbw #BalticCyberCommandersForum: "Following 🇩🇪 initiative and with support from Estonia, #Cyber Commanders of nations around the Baltic 🇪🇪 🇱🇹 🇵🇱 🇩🇪 🇫🇮 🇸🇪 🇳🇴 have met in #Tallinn for the first time. "We all notice #cyber and #disinformation threats. Let's intensify our cooperation through the #BalticCyberCommandersForum." Among other things, following topics were discussed:
▶ Collective/Cooperative Defensive #Cyber Operations
▶ #FMN - Federated Mission Networking
▶ #CIDCC - Cyber- and Information Domain Coordination Centre
THREE NATIONS SHIPS NEAR BLAST SITES
On 25 Oct 2022 - RU/SWE/GER: A Russian-Swedish-German clash at the northern Nordstream leaks. Russian offshore ship, the Swedish Navy's submarine rescue ship and a ship from the German Coast Guard
THE LARGE DESTRUCTIONS HAD PURPOSE
THEY WANTED TO MAKE IT UNUSABLE
On 25 Oct 2022 Underwater drone reveals: At least 50 metres of the Nord Stream pipeline have sunk into the seabed. But Lars Nøhr-Nielsen has no doubts:
“Those who have blown up these pipes have used an explosive charge that is more than sufficient. They most likely did not just want to blow a hole in the pipe, they wanted to make it unusable.”
MARGIN CALL AGAINST EUROPEAN ENERGY UTILITIES (026)
On 25 Oct 2022 Underwater drone reveals: At least 50 metres of the Nord Stream pipeline have sunk into the seabed. But Lars Nøhr-Nielsen has no doubts:
“Those who have blown up these pipes have used an explosive charge that is more than sufficient. They most likely did not just want to blow a hole in the pipe, they wanted to make it unusable.”
MARGIN CALL AGAINST EUROPEAN ENERGY UTILITIES (026)
On 25 Oct 2022 - GER: The biggest corporate victim of Europe’s energy crisis may be a $93 billion chemical giant whose flagship plant uses as much gas as Switzerland
NORDSTREAM INSURANCE CLAIM DETAILS (015, 030)
TWO EXCLUSSION CLAUSES FOR NON-PAYMENT
1. SELF-SABOTAGE - RUSSIA DID IT
2. WAR CLAUSE - UKRAINE DID IT
On 25 Oct 2022 - INSURANCE: Nord Stream 1’s insurers and reinsurers are grappling with how to respond to hundreds of millions of dollars in potential claims
Nord Stream 1’s major shareholder, with a 51% stake, is a subsidiary of Russian energy group Gazprom. This company is subject to US, UK, and Canada sanctions, as well as certain restrictions by the European Union.
Two sources claimed that renewal of Nord Stream 1 coverage by Lloyd’s syndicates could be difficult due to tighter sanctions against Gazprom. This would prevent claims from being paid.
Lawyers said that Nord Stream’s insurance companies will need to prove their policy doesn’t cover the damage from the blasts to avoid any claims.
A Western state actor could be held responsible for the damage, which might be classified as an act of terror. One source suggested that insurance might cover it.
If Russia is implicated, however, insurance companies could claim it was “self-sabotage” since Gazprom is majority state-owned.
Nord Stream 1’s major shareholder, with a 51% stake, is a subsidiary of Russian energy group Gazprom. This company is subject to US, UK, and Canada sanctions, as well as certain restrictions by the European Union.
Two sources claimed that renewal of Nord Stream 1 coverage by Lloyd’s syndicates could be difficult due to tighter sanctions against Gazprom. This would prevent claims from being paid.
Lawyers said that Nord Stream’s insurance companies will need to prove their policy doesn’t cover the damage from the blasts to avoid any claims.
A Western state actor could be held responsible for the damage, which might be classified as an act of terror. One source suggested that insurance might cover it.
If Russia is implicated, however, insurance companies could claim it was “self-sabotage” since Gazprom is majority state-owned.
WEDNESDAY 26 OCTOBER 2022
BALTIC SEA
BALTIC SEA
ENSURING DETTERENCE FOR ALLIANCE
On 26 Oct 2022 - NED/NOR/SWE/DK/FRA: HNLMS Tromp, 🇳🇴 HNoMS Maud, 🇳🇴 HNoMS Roald Amundsen and 🇩🇰 HDMS Esbern Snare #StrongerTogether are currently deployed in the Baltic Sea ensuring assurance and deterrence for the Alliance. Meanwhile 🇫🇷 FS Garonne is operating in the North Atlantic to #DeterAndDefend
US LATVIA SECURITY CONSULTATIONS
On 26 Oct 2022 U.S. Embassy Riga @USEmbassyRiga: Ambassador Carwile met with @Tieslietas @Bordans (Attorney. Minister of Justice of Latvia in '12-14 and '19-'22., Deputy Prime Minister in '19-'22.) to discuss ongoing 🇺🇸🇱🇻 cooperation in strengthening our joint security.
On 26 Oct 2022 U.S. Embassy Riga @USEmbassyRiga: Ambassador Carwile met with @Tieslietas @Bordans (Attorney. Minister of Justice of Latvia in '12-14 and '19-'22., Deputy Prime Minister in '19-'22.) to discuss ongoing 🇺🇸🇱🇻 cooperation in strengthening our joint security.
NATO ESTONIA SECURITY CONSULTATIONS
On 26 Oct 2022 Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs visits NATO and meets Jens Stltenberg.
NATO COORDINATION CONFERENCE
On 26 Oct 2022 - NATO JFC Naples, @JFC_Naples: JFC Naples is hosting military leaders from across the Alliance for the Southern Commanders’ Coordination Conference. Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, JFCNP Commander, started the event with an overarching brief on Allied security and readiness, with many more discussions planned.
JENS STOLTENBERG IN ROMANIA
RUMORS OF NUCLEAR DITRY BOMB IN UKRAINE
On 26 Oct 2022 NATO Secretary General and Romanian Prime Minister address Black Sea security. Addressing Moscow’s claims that "Ukraine is preparing to use a radiological “dirty bomb” on its own territory, the Secretary General described it as “absurd,” adding that “Allies reject this blatantly false accusation, and Russia must not use false pretexts to escalate the war even further.”
WARNING TO EUROPE
RUSSIAN NUCLEAR STRATEGIC FORCES EXERCISE
On 26 Oct 2022 Grom strategic nuclear exercises. Russia conducted an exercise of strategic forces that tested procedures of "a massive nuclear strike in response to a nuclear strike by an adversary." This is an annual exercise that is traditionally held in the fall. This time it included launches of a Yars missile from a mobile launcher in Plesetsk, a launch of a Sineva missile from the Tula submarine of the Project 667BDRM/Delta IV class, and launches of ALCMs conducted by two Tu-95MS bombers.
On 26 Oct 2022 The nuclear submarine Tula, Project 667BDRM, launched its Sineva ICBM from the waters of the Barents Sea at the Kura training range.
On 26 Oct 2022 Footage of the launch of the "Yars" ICBM in the course of training of Russian strategic forces.
SUNAK TO FIX TRUSS MISTAKES
On 26 Oct 2022 The nuclear submarine Tula, Project 667BDRM, launched its Sineva ICBM from the waters of the Barents Sea at the Kura training range.
On 26 Oct 2022 Footage of the launch of the "Yars" ICBM in the course of training of Russian strategic forces.
SUNAK TO FIX TRUSS MISTAKES
On 26 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak vows to fix Liz Truss's mistakes in first speech as PM
On 26 Oct 2022 As PM Rishi Sunak takes the reins in Britain, hopes for improved France-UK relations
Relations between France and the UK have been tense, with the animosity between French President Emmanuel Macron and former UK prime minister Boris Johnson so pointed that Macron reportedly called Johnson a clown last November. In August, then foreign minister – and prime ministerial hopeful – Liz Truss seemed likely to continue on the same footing. Asked whether France was friend or foe, Truss replied bluntly that “the jury was still out”. (021)
With Truss’s departure, new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has ushered in hopes of a reset in relations between the UK and France, largely due to some of the perceived similarities between him and his French counterpart.
TWO NORDSTREM SHAREHOLDERS
GERMANY AND FRANCE STANDING CLOSELY TOGETHER
On 26 Oct 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris today. They discussed European energy supply, rising prices and joint defence projects. Scholz said: "Germany and France are standing closely together and are tackling challenges jointly."
On 26 Oct 2022 Scholz: "Bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, à Paris. That was a very good and important conversation today - on European energy supplies, rising prices and joint armament projects. Germany and France stand closely together and are tackling the challenges together.
On 26 Oct 2022 Macron: "Many thanks for your visit @OlafScholz! We are moving forward and taking on the challenges of European sovereignty together.
On 26 Oct 2022 Scholz: "Bonjour @EmmanuelMacron, à Paris. That was a very good and important conversation today - on European energy supplies, rising prices and joint armament projects. Germany and France stand closely together and are tackling the challenges together.
On 26 Oct 2022 Macron: "Many thanks for your visit @OlafScholz! We are moving forward and taking on the challenges of European sovereignty together.
SUNAK BIDEN CALL
On 26 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak: "The United States and the United Kingdom are the closest of allies. I look forward to working together with @POTUS to enhance stability across the world and continue our leading role in support of the people of Ukraine."
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022
GERMANY GREECE ENERGY COOPERATION (223, 224, 225)
THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2022
GERMANY GREECE ENERGY COOPERATION (223, 224, 225)
On 27 Oct 2022 Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz, @Bundeskanzler: "We want to become more independent of energy imports. We are working in solidarity with @PrimeministerGR to achieve this. One goal is the massive expansion of renewable energies. But one thing is also clear: prices must come down. We are tackling this together in #EU."
US CANADA SECURING PEACEFULL AND PROSPEROUS ARCTIC
On 27 Oct 2022 Office of the Counselor, Department of State, @CounselorDOS: "Very productive meetings with @SecBlinken here in Ottawa with our Canadian Allies to support Ukraine, address instability in Haiti, secure a peaceful & prosperous Arctic, and much more."
NEFRIT SCANS THE NORD STREAM AREA
ACCESS RIGHTS TO EXAMINE BLAS SITES ARE CLARIFIED
SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE, ANCHOR MARKS, FRAGMENTS
On 27 Oct 2022 X, Erik Andersson: This Sunday afternoon Oct 3 Russian ship Nefrit scans an area about 1km wide with the Nordstream 1 rupture in the middle. (screenshot from Marine Traffic web site). The Russian unit does not need to apply for permission from Stockholm to conduct its own operations. The pipeline operator, Nord Stream AG, said in a statement that the vessel would begin surveying the pipeline damage area within 24 hours. He will spend three to five days there.
NEFRIT SCANS THE NORD STREAM AREA
ACCESS RIGHTS TO EXAMINE BLAS SITES ARE CLARIFIED
SEARCH FOR EVIDENCE, ANCHOR MARKS, FRAGMENTS
On 27 Oct 2022 X, Erik Andersson: This Sunday afternoon Oct 3 Russian ship Nefrit scans an area about 1km wide with the Nordstream 1 rupture in the middle. (screenshot from Marine Traffic web site). The Russian unit does not need to apply for permission from Stockholm to conduct its own operations. The pipeline operator, Nord Stream AG, said in a statement that the vessel would begin surveying the pipeline damage area within 24 hours. He will spend three to five days there.
LECORNU GIVES GUITTON WITH AWARD (194)
On 27 Oct 2022 Légion d’honneur-les décorés @LHdecores: @SebLecornu - Pleased to present the Legion of Honor to Alice Guitton, on the occasion of her departure from the general management of international relations and strategy of @Armees_Gouv.
ONE FLAG MISSING (116)
On Oct 27, 2022 - USA/GER/SPA/DK/NED: #Warship78 and #NATO allies welcomed ships from @kon_marine and @forsvaretdk to the #GeraldRFord strike group last week to conduct joint operations in the #Atlantic. 🇺🇸 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇩🇰 🇳🇱. "We are #StrongerTogether! #WeAreNATO, @USNavy, @USFleetForces, @US2ndFleet"
VALADAI INTERNATIONAL DISCUSSION CLUB MEETING
PAN EUROPEAN PIPELINE IS BLOWN UP AND EUROPEANS ARE SILENT
PAN EUROPEAN PIPELINE IS BLOWN UP AND EUROPEANS ARE SILENT
On 27 Oct 2022 - RU: Valdai International Discussion Club meeting
Putin: "Of course, Europe is protecting its interests, especially in the economy, but then again it is doing so half-heartedly. There go the gas pipeline explosions. These are not our pipelines; these are pan-European pipelines. Five European companies are part of Nord Stream 1. So what? Everyone is keeping quiet, as if it is business as usual. They even have the nerve to suggest that Russia blew it up. Russia blew itself up. Have they lost their senses or what? No, they keep doing this."
Gazprom published photos from 2016 showing, I think, a US-made explosive device under the gas pipeline system. They claimed they lost it during exercises. They lost an explosive device so conveniently that it slipped right under the pipeline. I think the purpose of the device was to destroy underwater mines.
Putin: "Of course, Europe is protecting its interests, especially in the economy, but then again it is doing so half-heartedly. There go the gas pipeline explosions. These are not our pipelines; these are pan-European pipelines. Five European companies are part of Nord Stream 1. So what? Everyone is keeping quiet, as if it is business as usual. They even have the nerve to suggest that Russia blew it up. Russia blew itself up. Have they lost their senses or what? No, they keep doing this."
Gazprom published photos from 2016 showing, I think, a US-made explosive device under the gas pipeline system. They claimed they lost it during exercises. They lost an explosive device so conveniently that it slipped right under the pipeline. I think the purpose of the device was to destroy underwater mines.
RUSSIA REMINDS ITS RIGHT TO RELATIATE FOR ATTACK AGAINST ITS INFRASTRUCTURE
On 27 Oct 2022 Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’
On 27 Oct 2022 Russia escalates rhetoric on commercial satellites, calls them ‘legitimate targets for retaliation’
On 27 Oct 2022 Russia, Vladimir Putin says "Liz Truss was 'crazy' when she raised concerns about nuclear weapons." In a major speech in Moscow, the Russian president also criticised western leaders for playing a "bloody and dangerous game in Ukraine" and warned the era of western domination was over.
UN CLOSED DOORS SECURITY MEETING
THREATS TO INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY (096)
NUCLEAR RISKS OF DIRTY BOMB FALSE FLAG IN UKRAINE IDENTIFIED
On 27 Oct 2022 UN Security council: Closed door meeting: Meetings under the “Threats to International Peace and Security” Agenda Item. The second meeting is a private meeting on general nuclear issues, including the safety and security of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) and other nuclear sites in Ukraine. Prior to requesting this meeting, Russia has levelled allegations against Ukraine for developing and planning to detonate a “dirty bomb” on its own territory, with the aim of accusing Russia of launching a tactical nuclear weapon attack. (A dirty bomb is a weapon comprised of radioactive materials mixed with conventional explosives.) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi is the anticipated briefer. Ukraine is expected to participate under rule 37 of the Council’s provisional rules of procedure.
On 27 Oct 2022 Ukraine's President Zelensky meets Ben Wallace in Kyiv
On 27 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak: "Good call with @vonderleyen this evening. We have much in common, not least the challenges we are facing with the economy and climate change. The UK and EU will work together as friends and allies to tackle the challenges ahead. I look forward to meeting in person soon.
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022
IAEA MISSION TO CHECK AND SECURE DIRTY BOMB (096)
WALLACE TRAVELS TO MEET ZELENSKI
DIRTY BOMB REMOVAL?
On 27 Oct 2022 Ukraine's President Zelensky meets Ben Wallace in Kyiv
On 27 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak: "Good call with @vonderleyen this evening. We have much in common, not least the challenges we are facing with the economy and climate change. The UK and EU will work together as friends and allies to tackle the challenges ahead. I look forward to meeting in person soon.
MACRON AND SUNAK PHONE CALL ABOUT DEFENCE AND ENERGY SECURITY
On 27 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak: The UK and France are allies with cultural links that span centuries. Our cooperation is vital across a huge range of areas, from supporting Ukraine to our own defence and energy security. It's in that spirit that I am looking forward to working with President @EmmanuelMacron.
On 27 Oct 2022 Rishi Sunak: The UK and France are allies with cultural links that span centuries. Our cooperation is vital across a huge range of areas, from supporting Ukraine to our own defence and energy security. It's in that spirit that I am looking forward to working with President @EmmanuelMacron.
FRIDAY 28 OCTOBER 2022
IAEA MISSION TO CHECK AND SECURE DIRTY BOMB (096)
On 28 Oct 2022 - UA: Ukraine invites IAEA inspectors to verify nuclear materials
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending inspectors to two locations in Ukraine to carry out a safeguards check that there are no undeclared nuclear activities and material. The checks are to take place at the request of Ukraine as it rejects allegations made by Russia.
Russia has alleged that it had intelligence of a Ukrainian plot to use a "dirty bomb", using radioactive material. Ukraine has rejected the accusation and invited the IAEA inspectors to visit its locations to confirm that there is no nuclear material unaccounted for.
Moscow’s ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, wrote to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, urging him "to do everything in his power to prevent the use of a dirty bomb which Russia would regard as an act of nuclear terrorism".
IS CAVOLI IN BRTAIN BECAUSE OF UK BROKE NPT? (096, 222)
On 28 Oct 2022 U.S. European Command @US_EUCOM: "USEUCOM Commander #USArmy Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli met with @UnderSecStateP Victoria Nuland to discuss #Russia’s war against #Ukraine, our commitment to Ukraine #securityassistance, and @NATO force posture. #StrongerTogether @WeAreNATO, @StateDept, @StateDeptPM, @DeptofDefense"
On 28 Oct 2022 Tony Radakin: "Today I welcomed General Chris Cavoli, Supreme Allied Commander Europe, to London for talks. NATO remains the UK’s foremost international commitment, and we should draw confidence from the collective strength this offers in defence of our common interests and values."
ARE RUSSIAN CLAIMS CORRECT?
REPORT ON UK´S NUCLEAR WEAPONS FROM BRUSSELS
On 28 Oct 2022 - UK: How Powerful Are UK Nuclear Weapons?
The UK has come closest to creating a minimum nuclear deterrence. The UK possesses 225 nuclear warheads, 120 of which may be deployed aboard four Vanguard-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). This estimate is based on public information on the British nuclear arsenal, talks with UK officials, and nuclear forces structure analysis. The UK’s only nuclear platform and delivery system are SSBNs with 16 missile tubes.
In 1980, the Polaris program was discontinued and replaced with the Trident program. The Trident program’s headquarters are located at the Clyde Naval Base in Faslane. Even though it has its independent nuclear deterrent, the United Kingdom produces and maintains the missiles that make up Trident. While the United Kingdom is responsible for constructing the Vanguard submarines, the United States is in charge of missile production.
MACRON DISCUSSES WITH SUNAK AFTER TRUSS DEPOSED
FRANCE-UK STRATEGIC DISCUSSION COOPERATION POST NORDSTREAM
On 28 Oct 2022 President @EmmanuelMacron congratulates Rishi Sunak on becoming PM, and voices willingness to work closely with him to deepen the relationship, particularly on defence, strategic affairs & energy.
SCHOLZ DISCUSSES WITH SUNAK
On 27 Oct 2022 - UK/GER: Rishi Sunak: Pleased to speak with @Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz this afternoon. "I'm looking forward to working closely with him, as we did as finance ministers, to ensure we maintain pressure on Putin, support Ukraine and safeguard our energy security for the future."
On 27 Oct 2022 The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) remains committed to Euro-Atlantic Security.
SATURDAY 29 OCTOBER 2022
RUSSIAN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE: ROYAL NAVY BEHIND TERRORIST ACTS
On 29 Oct 2022 Russia’s MoD: "UK’s naval service is behind Sevastopol drone attacks and Nord Stream explosion. Russia’s Defence Ministry claims that His Majesty’s Naval Service took part in today’s drone attack against Russia’s warships in Crimea’s Sevastopol, as well as the blowing up of the Nord Stream pipelines", the agency’s Telegram says.
As per the Defence Ministry’s theory, The preparation for the attack on the Black Sea fleet, which the agency labels as “a terrorist attack,” as well as the training for Ukraine’s servicemen was conducted by “British specialists, stationed in Ochakiv, the Mykolaiv region,” reads the statement.
“As per the information we have, the representatives of UK’s navy have also taken part in planning, supplying, and executing the terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on 26 September when Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines exploded,” reads the statement.
RUSSIAN PROSECUTOR GENERAL
- CLASSIFICATION OF BLASTS: TERRORIST ACTS
- UK´S ROYAL NAVY PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE MISSION
- UK´S ROYAL NAVY PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED THE MISSION
On 29 Oct 2022 - RU: UK Royal Navy officials involved in Nord Stream terrorist act
“According to available information, Royal Navy representatives took part in the planning and implementation of a terrorist act in the Baltic Sea on September 26 to blow up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines”, the MoD said in a statement on Saturday, Sputnik reported.
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office classified the pipeline blasts as acts of international terrorism. According to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, the investigation of terrorist attacks can only be considered reliable and objective if Moscow takes part in the probe.
SUNDAY 30 OCTOBER 2022
RUSSIAN DEFENSE MINISTRY BLAMES UK NAVY
On 30 Oct 2022 - RU: Russia Blames UK Navy For ‘Terror Attack’ On Nord Stream Pipelines
“Representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision, and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 26 that blew up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
On 30 Oct 2022 Russia 'unfriendly countries' list expands, UK territories added
DID TRUSS BROKE NPT TO COVER UP NORDSTREAM CRIME? (096)
On 30 Oct 2022 - UK:: Liz Truss was scared Vladimir Putin may fire nukes in last days as UK PM: Report
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER 2022
“Representatives of this unit of the British Navy took part in the planning, provision, and implementation of a terrorist attack in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 26 that blew up the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 gas pipelines,” Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
On 30 Oct 2022 Russia 'unfriendly countries' list expands, UK territories added
DID TRUSS BROKE NPT TO COVER UP NORDSTREAM CRIME? (096)
On 30 Oct 2022 - UK:: Liz Truss was scared Vladimir Putin may fire nukes in last days as UK PM: Report
MONDAY 13 OCTOBER 2022
NATO PARNERSHIP - CARRIER DIPLOMACY
On 31 Oct 2022 - USA/UK: A US carrier strike group, led by new supercarrier USS Gerald Ford, is expected to anchor near Portsmouth in southern England in mid-November. The exact date of the flotilla’s arrival, which includes seven other warships, has not been announced publicly.
On 31 Oct 2022 - GER/CAN: German Embassy Ottawa, @GermanyInCanada: @GermanyInCanada Commander of the German Fleet, VAdm Frank Lenski, visiting 🇩🇪 Warship HESSEN & the CSG, meeting high ranking colleagues from @USNavy & @RoyalCanNavy Important & fruitful discussions among friends
On 31 Oct 2022 - GER/CAN: German Embassy Ottawa, @GermanyInCanada: @GermanyInCanada Commander of the German Fleet, VAdm Frank Lenski, visiting 🇩🇪 Warship HESSEN & the CSG, meeting high ranking colleagues from @USNavy & @RoyalCanNavy Important & fruitful discussions among friends
On 31 Oct 2022 - LAT/NATO: Rear Admiral Tim Henry, Deputy Commander, JFC Norfolk welcomed Latvian Ambassador Baiba Braže, @NATOBrazeB #NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy to the HQ, to discuss JFC Norfolk's role in North Atlantic & Arctic security. #WeAreNATO #DeterandDefend
On 31 Oct 2022 - INSURANCE: Nord Stream insurance position unclear following major explosions
The lack of clarity surrounding responsibility for the explosions that impacted both Nord Stream pipelines last month has left the insurance position in limbo. Should the insurance not be renewed, any prospect of repair for the pipeline and the recommencement of gas supplies via the pipeline to Europe would become more unlikely than they are already.
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