China’s military wants to target US undersea sensor network: Analysis

China’s military wants to target US undersea sensor network: Analysis

Chinese experts believe that “the U.S. undersea surveillance system suffers from a number of vulnerabilities," according to a U.S. Naval College professor.

Command of the Seafloor Is the New Naval Challenge

Deep trouble. Fiber-optic cables and pipelines on the seafloor are becoming more and more vulnerable to sabotage. Image Credit: Serg Myshkovsky/Getty ImagesAs the U.S. Navy struggles to catch up with the People’s Republic of China’s rapid expansion as a growing maritime power, yet another frontier must be added to its responsibility for the ocean’s surface, subsurface and the sky above them. A vast undersea infrastructure, spanning the world in …