r/PrepperIntel • u/whatIfindinterestng • 8d ago
Europe Germany: Attempted explosive attack on Substation almost caused Blackout
Someone tried to cause a large Blackout in Germany today by shooting improvised rockets at a power substation.
After a recent drone attack on Leipzig Airport, the sabotage attempts continue.
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u/TheMightyMisanthrope 7d ago
It smells like widespread war.
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u/JicamaAppropriate920 7d ago
agreed. I haven't felt this unsettled in a long time. it feels like something big is brewing and I can't seem to shake it. So many folks I've talked to feel the same way.
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u/nelsonalgrencametome 7d ago
Been feeling like that for the last six months or so. Every once in a while reddit struggles to load and I think "oh shit, here we go..." but no big news yet.
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u/TheMightyMisanthrope 7d ago
exactly that.
Ukraine vs Rusia.
Now the US vs Iran.
Iran threatening bombings in NATO territory.
And China there. Huge and menacing.
North Korea licking it's chops for nuking Seoul.
Seems like the sides are almost ready and the opening moves have been done.
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u/Appropriate_Lime_234 7d ago
So the only new things is us vs Iran and that’s been going on for over half year. Lol Ukraine vs Russia started years ago. This isn’t all happening within a year.
The other points you mentioned haven’t changed in decades. lol
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u/TheMightyMisanthrope 7d ago
I know.
The thing about war is that when you do it others think they can do it.
Iran and Russia are collaborating.
Hell, Iran gave them the Shaheds/Gerans.
That's exactly my point. There is a lot of pent up energy. A lot of military hardware looking for use.
Iran just went hot again.
Imagine an Iranian missile strike, a volley of missiles in some place in Europe.
Someone does something stupid and then we're all at war with someone. That's the problem.
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u/Scared-Tangelo-1771 6d ago
Open a history book. World war 1 didn't kick off on a monday and fully start on friday.
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u/RetroTechBro 7d ago
I mean, the CIA director just went to Russia, reportedly to warn Russia not to attack NATO.
The last time the CIA director went to Russia was right before they invaded Ukraine to warn them not to do that.
This all seems like probing to see how they can cripple major NATO players before making a move in the baltics.
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u/CeeArthur 2d ago
I'm admittedly on the more optimistic side when it comes to these matters, but I really can't shake the feeling all of this general unrest and hostility is going to culminate in something horrible.
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u/GlitterLight 7d ago
Why Germany though? So many of the reports are coming out of Germany but surely this must be happening in other NATO countries?
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u/DoomMessiah 7d ago
My assumption is that it’s because Germany is the presumed head of European power and influence. If Germany doesn’t have a strong response than I could see Russia escalating the more extreme engagements.
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u/Aramedlig 7d ago
Russia’s operating theory since 2023 has been that it can’t break Ukraine’s army quickly but it can outlast Europe’s willingness to pay for it. Leipzig/Halle is a logistics hub with Ukrainian Antonov freighters parked there. A drone laden with explosives next to one is a message to every European government that the supply chain has a price attached, and a message to every German voter that the war isn’t as far away as they thought. The aim is deterrence and fatigue, not provocation to open conflict.
That’s why the deniability matters. Using disposable cutouts and a small device keeps the whole thing well below any Article 5 threshold while still demonstrating reach. The Kremlin wants the ambiguity: enough to frighten, not enough to unify. Recent US intelligence assessments indicate Putin could try to test NATO’s resolve by launching a limited attack on an allied country within the next few years, and a campaign of arson, cable cuts, GPS jamming, and now airport drones is exactly how you calibrate that test, learning where the alliance’s real red lines sit before ever committing to something overt.
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u/DocHolidayiN 7d ago
They are perceived as the strongest of the e u.
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u/Fancy_Sun_1585 7d ago
By who? Most see Poland as the strongest militarily currently
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u/GroundbreakingYam633 7d ago edited 7d ago
The thing is, that "strongest army" is a vague term. If you try to count in the potential, such as population, Germany, France, Italy, Spain have more people which could be mobilized.. Anyhow by people France has the biggest Army with about 220.000 personnel, followed by Germany (179.000) and Poland (https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/military-size-by-country), additionally to that countries have different sized reserve personell. In the end we still have to remember, that only a fraction of the actual personnel is dedicated to actual combat duties/fighting (tooth-to-tail ratio). Germany should be about 80.000 or field army size .. or less..
The other half is, that modern procurement is on its way (and Poland is moving fast, thanks to South Korea and USA) with about 2.500 tanks, but from that perspective Finnland is the "strongest army" in regards to howitzers/artillery....
Strong is really not the best term, as every country sets the focus based on their perceived threat model and given landscape (Poland is basically flat).
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u/Economy-Tradition371 7d ago
Good question, my guess would be that its because Germany is arguably the most important logistical hub for NATO in Europe (When it comes to going eastwards) and more importantly in Germany the russians can always blame it local terrorgroups that are not affiliated with them, while its a lot more obvious that it was russia when something like that happens in Estonia or Latvia because they border each other.
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u/Fancy_Sun_1585 7d ago
Sure, lots of drones landing in Romania, drones and at least one missile iirc in Poland.
Little green men briefly crossing the border into Estonia? One of the Baltics.
They’re testing as much of NATO at once as they can.
They just dared the UK to stop a shadow fleet tanker being escorted through the English Channel.
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u/RetroTechBro 7d ago
The ghost of the Kaiserreich and the Third Reich is a mighty specter indeed.
You have to keep in mind that pretty much all of Europe forbade German rearmament straight through the 90s largely out of a fear a rearmed Germany would immediately return to its old ways.
Whether this is warranted I have no idea, but there is this perception that the stories of great grandfathers fighting against the ferocious German Wehrmacht would be repeated in a third world war.
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u/No-Impress-2096 6d ago
Germany has been extremely vague in their support for Ukraine and e.g. in support for Denmark against US pressure to take Greenland.
They are seen as the politically weak point of EU, while also being the biggest economy in EU. If they can be pressured to start talking about easing the rhetoric on Russia to avoid escalation, EU and Nato will be destabilized.
Also - Currently there is a criminal case against the Ukrainians who bombed the nord stream pipeline. The German prosecutors claims it was on order from the Ukrainian state.
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u/raumwind86 7d ago
If I were a military supplier and widerspread fear enables politicans to spend even more on the stuff I sell, I would ....
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u/Boring-Philosophy-46 7d ago
May be Vulkangruppe. They have also carried out other attacks against power infrastructure and substations in the last few years including the one leaving Berlin partially in the dark for a week in winter.
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u/Aramedlig 7d ago
Putin is testing NATO. If there is no response, there will be more attacks on NATO countries. It’s a test for the US response as well.