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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted

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577 points mooreds | 3 comments | 18 Nov 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.91s | source
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euroderf ◴[18 Nov 24 20:34 UTC] No.42176649[source]▶
So what's the solution ? Assign a surveillance UAV to every Russian ship parked "without a good reason" over a cable ? It would be expensive, but doable, and create a reserve of vehicles for wartime use.
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1. lxgr ◴[18 Nov 24 20:42 UTC] No.42176749[source]▶
That sounds borderline feasible – in a world where submarines don't exist.
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2. andy_ppp ◴[19 Nov 24 07:00 UTC] No.42180711[source]▶
I’m certain the sea is as mapped as you can possibly imagine, cutting say 50% of cables would lead to a lot of Russian ships sinking and a ban on them entering western waters. Their equipment is absolutely shit compared to ours and we know exactly where it all is. Surely they have been told this is a declaration of war which clearly they are scared of too.
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3. willvarfar ◴[19 Nov 24 07:14 UTC] No.42180769[source]▶
The russians have been investing heavily and have some very good kit

http://www.hisutton.com/Yantar.html

http://www.hisutton.com/Belgorod-Class-Submarine.html

http://www.hisutton.com/Russian-Spy-Submarine-BS-64e.html

and so on