Mystery Baltic Cable Outages Heighten Russia-NATO Tensions

Mystery Undersea Cable Rupture Investigations

Mystery Undersea Cable Rupture Investigations Finnish authorities have launched an investigation into the rupture of the C-Lion1 data cable beneath the Baltic Sea, amid suspicions of sabotage. The probe follows a Swedish investigation into similar damage found on another cable.The C-Lion1, connecting Finland and Germany, suffered damage on Monday, just a day after another cable linking Lithuania and Sweden was compromised near the Swedish islan…

Danish military says it's staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

RUSSIA-SWEDEN-BALTIC-CABLES:Danish military says it's staying close to Chinese ship after data cable breaches

Swedish and Danish PMs say severed undersea cables could be sabotage

The prime ministers of Sweden and Denmark said on Wednesday they were not ruling out "sabotage" in the severing of two Baltic Sea cables, adding there was an increased risk of hybrid attacks.

WORLD AT WAR: Two Undersea Data Cables Destroyed in the Baltic Sea, Between Finland and Germany and Between Lithuania and Sweden – European Officials Blame Russian Sabotage

As Europe and the world brace for the consequences of the US and Western allies authorizing Ukraine to use their long-range missiles to strike Russian territory, there are strange things happening that suggest a widespread sabotage campaign has already begun. Two undersea data cables went out of service and were presumably cut on Sunday and Monday – one between Finland and Germany and one between Lithuania and Sweden. The cables are believed to …

Fears China could be behind Baltic Sea cable 'sabotage' as navy on high alert

German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius believes Russia poses not just a military but also a hybrid threat, wit the damage to the two cables "a very clear sign that something is afoot".

Why the West's vital undersea cables are so vulnerable to attack

Warship off the coast of Latvia during international naval exercises in 2023.picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesTwo undersea cables in the Baltic were severed in recent days.Germany's defense minister said it was likely an act of sabotage.The cables have become a crucial part of the West's data infrastructure.The vast networks of data cables that crisscross our world's oceans are crucial for almost every aspect of modern life.…