Russian Submarines Threatening Undersea Cables, UK Defense Chief Warns

Russian submarines threatening undersea network of undersea cables, says UK defense chief Sir Tony Radakin Sir Tony Radakin warns of Russian submarines threatening the undersea network of internet cables, which are critical infrastructure of our society. Multiple activities heavily depend on the global network of undersea cables, including financial transactions and communications. “In the financial sector alone, undersea cables carry some $10 trillion of financial transfers daily. Reliance on submarine cables will continue to increase as demand for data is expected to grow: driven by a shift toward cloud services and the spread of 5G networks, bandwidth demand will almost…