https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-war-ii-bombs-hamper-germanys-retreat-from-russian-gas-11657025494

WILHELMSHAVEN, Germany—A long-submerged problem is complicating Germany’s attempts to wean itself off the vast pipelines pumping gas from Russia: Over a million tons of weapons and explosives rusting at the bottom of the sea.

Berlin plans to build three liquefied-natural gas terminals along its northern coast to break its dependence on Russian energy as the war in Ukraine grinds on. The idea is to ship gas in from the U.S., Canada or Qatar instead, diversifying Germany’s energy supplies as Moscow throttles deliveries, squeezing manufacturers and the rest of the German economy.

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