Tag: subsea cables
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Taiwan's Frontline Experience Fortifies Australia's Undersea Defenses
As Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles warned, the seabed is rapidly becoming a battlefield, posing a stark threat to Australia's undersea defenses, with a whopping 99 percent of the country's internet traffic relying on just 15 vulnerable subsea cables. This alarming exposure puts everything from financial services to healthcare and communications at risk of disruption.
Russia Probes Britain's Subsea Cables with Naval Subs
Russia is taking a brazen underwater dive, with submarines dispatched to scope out Britain's critical subsea cables - and the UK is hitting back with proposed legislation that could mean fines and even prison time for anyone recklessly damaging these vital digital lifelines.