NATO Allies Foil Russian Subsea Cable Sabotage Plot
NATO allies say the Russian vessels were stopped before they could test a secret weapon meant to sever critical undersea communications.
- 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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Near Spitsbergen, NATO forces stopped a Russian sabotage exercise. The use against critical submarine cables was tested.
In the spring of this year, in Arctic waters near the Spitzberg Archipelago, NATO allies — the United States, Britain, and Norway — observed Russian submarines working on the use of secret weapons...
As early as April, Britain and Norway discovered a Russian submarine near the Spitzberg Archipelago, which was conducting a secret operation there, and today the media published new details of the incident, including what secret weapons Russians had tested.
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The Independent (US)Inside Russia’s plan to disable vital undersea cables using secret weapon
NATO allies have caught several Russian submarines in the icy waters of the Arctic Ocean while they were testing a secret weapon. The weapon could sabotage underwater cables without leaving a trace.
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