NATO Allies Foil Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Plot
- Britain, Norway, and the United States confronted Russian vessels near Svalbard this spring, disrupting a covert operation by Moscow's Main Directorate of Deep-Sea Research simulating technology to disable critical undersea cables.
- GUGI utilized deep-sea submersibles to simulate deploying sophisticated technology intended to sever global connectivity in the event of NATO conflict, the officials said.
- Maritime risk analytics firm Windward reported that drifting activity—where ships map subsea infrastructure—jumped 52% in the North Sea and 88% in the South China Sea last year, viewed as preparation for sabotage.
- Norwegian Defence Minister Tore Sandvik said, "Through our joint operation, we sent a clear message to Russia that they cannot operate covertly," warning that infrastructure attacks will face consequences.
- The 400-mile-wide Bear Gap between Svalbard and mainland Norway holds strategic importance for Russian submarines transiting to the Atlantic, while Bruce Jones of the Brookings Institution noted Europe has dramatically shrunk its capacity to protect vital seabed infrastructure.
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According to Western officials, NATO member countries have “captured” Russian submarines while they were training on a secret weapon. This would have the ability to disable undersea cables, without leaving a trace. The post NATO thwarted Russian plan to sabotage undersea cables by submarines appeared first on in.gr.
Russia rehearsed how to disable Europe’s undersea communications cables near Svalbard. NATO forces drove them off
British, Norwegian, and US forces tracked Russian vessels using deep-sea submersibles to simulate an operation designed to disable critical cables linking Svalbard with mainland Norway.
NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
LONDON/WASHINGTON >> Deep in Arctic waters near the remote Svalbard archipelago this spring, NATO allies caught Russian subs training to unleash a secret weapon designed to disable critical undersea cables without leaving any fingerprints.
The Russian armed forces this spring organized exercises in the Arctic near the Norwegian Archipelago of Spitzbergen, using the latest deep-sea technology during the operation, and the purpose of the exercises was allegedly to exploit the possibility of covert damage to telecommunications cables on a large scale.
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