The Ultimate Hybrid War Strategy

Cyber attack? Just cut the cableā€¦

The Ultimate Hybrid War Strategy: Attack Deep-Sea Fiber-Optic Cables

Steve Weintz

When a July 2015 undersea tremor triggered a rockslide between the islands of Saipan and Tinian in the Northern Marianas Islands, it cut the only fiber-optic cable connecting the archipelago to the global network. Air traffic control grounded flights, automated teller machines shut down, web and phone connections broke.

All the feared impacts of a cyber attack became real for the islanders. A Taiwan-based cable repair ship eventually restored the link, but that was a single break from one natural occurrence. How much more disruption could a deep-sea-faring nation cause its rivals through malicious intent?

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Source: nationalinterest.org

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