Deep-sea cable cutting can be a weapon of deterrence like nukes, RETN CEO says

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The strategic vulnerability of submarine cables in conflicts has raised global security concerns, prompting 17 Asian and European nations to enhance defense cooperation. Notably, China and the United States have been absent from this collaboration despite new technologies such as China's deep-sea cable cutter.

The vulnerability of submarine cables during conflicts has made seabed infrastructure a fresh concern for global communication and maritime safety, prompting 17 Asian and European nations to step up collaboration on defence strategies in recent months. But the two largest marine powers, China and the United States, were not among those countries. From the blow-up of the Nord Stream pipeline to the development of new technology such as China’s deep-sea cable cutter, the seabed has become the...