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German Warships Targeted: Investigating the Recent Naval Sabotage Incidents
In recent months, the German Navy has faced a series of alarming sabotage attempts on its vessels. These incidents have raised significant concerns about maritime security in the region. Sabotage has targeted ships under construction and those already in active service, revealing major gaps in naval protection measures. Investigations suggest both state and non-state actors…
Recent Acts of Sabotage in Russia and Eurasia
Sabotage has become one of the defining features of the Russia-Ukraine war — and increasingly, of Russia’s broader confrontation with Europe. What began as targeted Ukrainian strikes on Russian logistics has evolved into a bi-directional sabotage campaign spanning from the Russian Far East to the railways of Poland. Attacks on infrastructure, military targets, and logistics…
OSS Simple Sabotage Manual: A Guide to Covert Disruption
// UPDATE — MARCH 2026 This article has been updated with improved structure, expanded historical context, and analysis of the manual’s modern relevance — from Russia’s documented sabotage campaign across Europe to corporate applications of counter-sabotage principles. Internal links added throughout to connect with TRH’s broader sabotage and irregular warfare coverage. The CIA declassified the…
Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Sabotage
As the boundaries between peace and conflict blur in the era of grey-zone and hybrid competition, protecting critical infrastructure has become one of the defining security challenges of the 21st century. Systems such as power grids, transportation networks, communication channels, water supplies, and energy pipelines form the backbone of modern society. They support economic stability,…
Undersea Sabotage: The Hidden Threat to Global Infrastructure
The ocean floor carries the connective tissue of modern civilization. Roughly 97 percent of all intercontinental data travels through undersea fiber-optic cables — not satellites — while subsea pipelines and power interconnectors supply energy across national borders. These systems support an estimated $10 trillion in daily financial transactions. They are also extraordinarily vulnerable. Since Russia’s…
Operation Gunnerside: The Mission That Changed the Course of World War II
Operation Gunnerside stands as one of the most consequential acts of sabotage in the history of warfare. On the night of February 27–28, 1943, nine Norwegian commandos infiltrated the heavily guarded Vemork hydroelectric plant in Telemark, Norway, and destroyed the sole industrial-scale facility producing heavy water for Nazi Germany’s nuclear weapons program — without firing…
Sabotage in Warfare: A Brief History
Sabotage — the deliberate destruction or disruption of resources, operations, or systems — has long been a vital tactic in warfare. Often wielded by smaller forces unable to confront enemies directly, it allows them to erode the power and momentum of larger, better-equipped adversaries. From the physical destruction of ancient siege engines to the precision…
Sabotage: History, Tactics & Strategy in Resistance Movements
Sabotage has long been a hallmark of resistance movements—an action that disrupts the powerful without demanding open battle. From damaged railway lines during the American Civil War to fuel pipeline shutdowns in the 21st century, targeted disruption remains one of the most accessible and effective forms of irregular warfare. Though tools have changed, the core…