Note to Navy: It’s time to pay attention to security for undersea cables—crucial to global communications and commerce, and vital to our national interests.
 

Underwater (submarine) cables have been part of international communications since 1850, but the strategic importance of the vital infrastructure crossing our oceans has never been more critical than it is today. Given the marine environment in which the extensive and growing networks are laid and maintained, navies are singularly qualified to safeguard them. Any modern understanding of sea power must take into account both the cables and the security challenge they present, especially when it comes to protecting the communications grid from the hostile actions of pirates and terrorists.

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