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    Any decent bomb or missile is going to do a lot more than break a valve.

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      That was indeed implied, yes. Refineries are built pretty damage-resistant, because otherwise any random breakage would make them go up in flames.

      Although… No promises about Russian safety systems.

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        The fractionating columns, however, are bespoke parts that are costly and have long lead times, and also are large and fragile, at least from the point of view of a properly targeted missile. Before the war, Russia relied on Western specialist firms to provide those, which is no longer an option.

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        Well damage resistant to normal operations and prevent cascade failures. But the damage resistant part doesn’t extend to bombs.