Ireland raises alarm over threats to undersea cables near its waters
Ireland has warned that undersea cables near its waters face a growing threat from hostile actors, highlighting the strategic importance of the routes that cross the Atlantic floor. The concern centres on infrastructure that carries much of the data linking North America and Europe, including communications and financial traffic. Officials say Ireland's position makes it a key point on these networks, even though it is a small state with limited military surveillance capacity.According to the Irish government, about 75 percent of transatlantic subsea cables pass through or near Irish waters. That gives the country an outsized role in the security... [Continue Reading]
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