In late November of 2015, surveillance footage of a high-ranking nuclear official was found in the apartment of a suspect linked to the Paris attacks. What use ISIS could make of this footage is questionable, but its use for those pursuing a strategy of tension across Europe has become plain to see: Belgium's nuclear power plants are at risk - be terrified.
This is nothing new. Belgium's power plants have a history of being hacked into, shut down, and tampered with. German officials have complained that Belgium's nuclear power plants are
'falling to bits' while their constituents have been justifiably outraged over the sites' numerous failures. The 'incompetence' levels are so high that a former employee who "defected" to ISIS, fought in Syria, then got himself convicted on terrorism charges in 2014, has already been
set free. In that very same plant, an unidentified man was able to simply walk up, turn a knob, drain 65,000 liters of oil, and shut down the entire plant for 5 months. With Chernobyl and Fukushima simmering in the mass psyche, this really doesn't inspire a lot of confidence. And, of course, one wonders if this isn't exactly the point.
Because now we see the headline on RT:
Guard at 'terror target' Belgian nuclear site killed, access badge stolen - media
A security officer at a nuclear site was killed in the Belgian city of Charleroi two days after the terror attacks in Brussels, local newspaper Derniere Heure reported, citing police sources. The paper added that the man's security pass was stolen.
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