British forces foil Russian cable sabotage plot after ‘catching submarines training in Arctic to unleash secret weapon’
BRITISH forces foiled a Russian cable sabotage plot after catching submarines training deep in the Arctic, it is reported. The clandestine Russian operation was carried out by Moscow's GUGI undersea warfare directorate near the remote Svalbard archipelago. Using deep-sea subs, Vladimir Putin's troops simulated the deployment of a weapon designed to disable…
- Why it matters
- Undersea cables carry most international data and financial traffic; disabling them would sever communications between continents and disrupt global banking and internet services.
- Most affected
- International data and telecommunications networks — A reported threat to their physical infrastructure has been disrupted.
Countries reliant on transatlantic and Arctic communications — Reduced immediate risk of sudden cable breaks affecting cross-border services. - Likely next
- Whether Western governments issue official statements confirming the operation or additional details about the Russian capability emerge.
Also reported by: The Straits Times, The Japan Times