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🇺🇸 A single coordinated attack on Gulf Coast infrastructure could take 30 to 40% off the world economy. Economist Chris Martenson maps out how it would work without a nuclear weapon anywhere in the picture, just the right targets struck in the right sequence, with every major currency following... show more

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