Exclusive-NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot
The covert Russian drill tested a weapon aimed at undersea cables carrying data for SvalSat, and officials said the vessels were stopped before they could act.
- 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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NATO allies this spring discovered Russian submarines near the Svalbard archipelago, which were training to use secret technology that could undetectably damage critical undersea cables, Reuters reports.
NATO allies say they disrupted a covert Russian undersea operation near Norway’s Svalbard archipelago earlier this year
According to two Western officials, Russia’s secretive GUGI deep-sea warfare directorate was using submarines and submersibles to rehearse the deployment of technology designed to disable critical seabed cables while making attribution...
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In the depths of the Arctic waters near the distant Svalbard archipelago, NATO allies surprised Russian submarines that were training to use a secret weapon designed to deactivate critical underwater cables, without leaving any trace. Russian clandestine operation, described for Reuters by two Western officials, was carried out by GUGI, the Russian leadership responsible...
Britain foils secret Russian military plot to disable 'critical' undersea cables
Britain foiled a secret Russian military plot to disable "critical" undersea cables earlier this year, it has been revealed.Nato allies caught Russian submarines working on a secret weapon designed to disable vital undersea cable infrastructure near the Svalbard archipelago, which belongs to Norway.The clandestine operation, revealed by two Western officials, was conducted by Russia's GUGI undersea warfare directorate, which used deep-sea techno…
NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot in Arctic waters
Britain and Norway disclosed in April that they had uncovered a covert Russian operation in Arctic waters. But the discovery of the new weapon and the location of the operation had not been reported.
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