Germany and Europe: infrastructure protection

Written by David Fletcher 10 Nov 2022
Germany and Europe: infrastructure protection

Attacks on Nord Stream gas pipelines, on Poland’s Druzhba pipeline (the most important oil pipeline from Russia to Western Europe), on submarine cables in France and the north Atlantic, and on the German railway show the need for increased protection of critical infrastructure. Loss of energy has extreme and immediate consequences for homes and industry. Three of the four Nord Stream pipelines, damaged by saltwater infiltration, are probably no longer usable. There have already been cyber-attacks on wind farms, and access to coal-fired power plants is being blocked by extremists. Most recently Russia damaged 1/3rd of Ukraine’s power plants. Germany has allowed a Chinese shipping company to enter the port of Hamburg, giving China access to sensitive European maritime traffic information.

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  • Pray: for the maintenance of basic services, protection from military/nuclear escalation, for planned attacks on energy systems to come to light in advance and thwarted. (Job 34:21-24)