Posted on 02/05/2024 12:12:52 PM PST by dynachrome
Telecom firms linked to the UN-recognised Yemen government have said they fear Houthi rebels are planning to sabotage a network of submarine cables in the Red Sea critical to the functioning of the western internet and the transmission of financial data.
The warning came after a Houthi-linked Telegram channel published a map of the cables running along the bed of the Red Sea. The image was accompanied by a message: “There are maps of international cables connecting all regions of the world through the sea. It seems that Yemen is in a strategic location, as internet lines that connect entire continents – not only countries – pass near it.”
Yemen Telecom said it had made both diplomatic and legal efforts during the past few years to persuade global international telecom alliances not to have any dealings with the Houthis since it would provide a terrorist group with knowledge of how the submarine cables operated. It has been estimated that the Red Sea carries about 17% of the world’s internet traffic along fibre pipes.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Isn't it nice to know that 17% of world telecom traffic depends on "Yemen Telecom?"
Its a bit like finding out that 30% of our cancer drugs come from "Somalia Health and Wellness Inc"
The satellites will be first to go.
Meant NATO, not BATO.
First the satellites will be taken down. Everyone will be blind, but Russia (and China) will be operating on their home turf.
I hope you are being facetious..
Many of the invaders from the south are setting up Sleeper Cells to do just that, and more.
If BATO and the US goes to war with Russia directly, expect many, many undersea data cables to be cut.
><
By both sides.
>>Drag an anchor across the bottom at night.
The cables are probably plowed into the bottom and may also be armored to protect against anchor damage.
So you need to drag a plow with a cutting blade instead of an anchor. The cable may not need to be cut. Bending and stretching are not good for optical fibers inside the cable.
Note that all this undersea cable infrastructure is there due to politics and economics. There are no right of ways to be acquired and no transit fees to be paid when the seafloor is used instead of terrestrial routes.
You mean Brandon’s attack an then wait approach didn’t work.
You mean Brandon’s attack an then wait approach didn’t work.
I thought President Retard was supposed to take care of this
Can’t do that if we properly incinerate them.
“Don’t “
Houthis have submarines?
I figure the reporter just didn’t want to attribute such an effort to Iran.
From this time last year:
...”On the other side of the world, Moscow’s new Chinese allies are showing the same kind of interest in the undersea cables that run to Taiwan. Two of those cables were recently cut by Chinese vessels. The Chinese appear to be billing the actions as “accidents”. There is a strong suspicion that the actions were a dry run for a much broader attack on communication with Taiwan.
On February 2, 2023, a Chinese fishing vessel sailing close to the Matsu Islands severed one of the two cables, which connect the islands with Taiwan proper. Six days later, a Chinese freighter cut the second cable. The Matsu Islands, which belong to Taiwan, are now left with rudimentary communications.”...
...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.