Denison Forum
Dr. Jim Denison
If you’re among the millions who are afraid of flying these days, here’s fodder for your fears: the shutdown of London’s Heathrow Airport last Friday not only exposed issues with “creaking infrastructure” at Britain’s airports, but British reporters are now speculating about the dire consequences if Russia was behind it.
The fire that engulfed a nearby substation Thursday evening caused Europe’s busiest airport to shut down the next day, disrupting more than 1,300 flights and 200,000 passengers. A British official said Friday that there is “no indication of Russian involvement” in the fire, but intelligence experts state that the inferno had “all the hallmarks” of Russian sabotage.
The shutdown came as Russia’s disruption and sabotage operations in the West are continuing to escalate. A report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies showed that transportation and critical infrastructure are some of the primary targets of Russian attacks, which have often utilized explosives. More Here
