Britain must get tougher on Russia over threat to undersea cables or risk ‘catastrophic attack’, official report warns
MPs, Britain’s submarine cable network that connects England to the world ‘disaster attack’ is under the risk of the risk, he said.
Reports published on Thursday, this country’s communication and internet connections can prevent the sabotage of ‘not confident’ said.
These cables in the sea and ocean deposits are examined by Russian ships and may be attacked during a war.
According to the National Security Strategy Committee, the British Army should adopt a ‘very timid’ and ‘muscle’ approach that defends the pipelines.
Otherwise, state actors, such as Russia or terrorist groups, may cause ‘disruption of disaster’ to the economy of the UK and the daily lives of people.
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Russian president and former KGB chief Vladimir Putin is thought to be behind the Kremlin’s plan to damage cables in the North Sea, North Atlantic and Baltic.
For Vladimir Putin, if the UK open sea cables increase NATO’s flexibility tests, ‘is vulnerable enough to target them’.
The report came after Russia occupied NATO via Poland last week and sent unmanned drones to the country more than 100 miles.
Approximately 50 data cable systems in the sea and ocean bed connect England to the world. England is almost completely dependent on this network for data transmission.
The committee, so far, said that the security preparations for the network are ‘inadequate’.
They said: ‘Considering the security atmosphere and the increasing military role of England in Europe, we can no longer ignore the possibility of British infrastructure in a crisis.
“ We are not sure that Britain can prevent such attacks or recover within an acceptable period.
‘Submarine cables are the invisible backbone of the internet. Everything from daily WhatsApp messages to billions of dollars worth of financial transactions is carried over this network. The scale of England’s strategic confidence needs to be taken more seriously.
Submarine cables carry communication connections of the world that can be paralyzed by a China by Russia
‘Although our national connection does not immediately encounter a danger, we must prepare for the possibility that our cables can be threatened in case of a security crisis.
‘Putin showed every sign that you want to test the soft belly of the NATO alliance. Our cables are vulnerable enough to make them a target.
‘Competent and forward -looking preparation is essential. The last 25 years show that unexpected events can be with amazing speed and frequency. Undesirable climbing is a special source of concern in Ukraine. The government should raise its gaze. ‘
Cables carry data to our economy that strengthen daily communication and critical services.
In the report, the tendency for data in focus on new high -capacity cables will form a small series of high -valuable targets.
MPs call for faster repairs of cables, more military exercise to protect cables, harsh penalties for malicious damage, and early warning and warning systems to improve ship intervention.
The branch telecommunication cables work for thousands of miles of the world and connect countries in a system that forms the backbone of the global internet.
These cables are usually carried out by private enterprises and carry everything from financial transactions to trillions of dollars to WhatsApp messages.
Approximately 570 cables (one more planned) carries 95 to 99% of the world’s intercontinental telecommunications data.
Satellites can typically process only 5% of the submarine cable data capacity.
Submarine cables are usually connected to the national data infrastructure through landing stations. These are small centers on the coastline that directs and feeds cable data to the terrestrial network of a country.
As an island, England is almost entirely dependent on submarine cables to transmit data connecting to the outside world. The UK also serves as an important way to pass for transatlantic cables.
