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Two undersea cables in Baltic Sea disrupted

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577 points mooreds | 1 comments | 18 Nov 24 14:31 UTC | HN request time: 0.215s | source
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leshokunin ◴[18 Nov 24 20:06 UTC] No.42176328[source]▶
The constant Russian interference, combined with the regular escalation from the jets patrolling, and the radar jamming, really needs to be dealt with.

We're stuck between having to do timid actions and full NATO escalation. This feels like constant creep.

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VyseofArcadia ◴[18 Nov 24 20:12 UTC] No.42176387[source]▶
I have read reams of rhetoric regarding relations with Russia rehashed as "don't poke the bear".

No one ever seems to want to discuss what to do about the bear going around poking everyone else.

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stackskipton ◴[18 Nov 24 20:22 UTC] No.42176497[source]▶
Those discussions are had all the time. One of downside of this bear is bear strapped with explosives that could kill us all if bear gets angry enough.

Also, once you are 12 miles offshore, technically you are in international waters and thus cannot be stopped by any Navy except your own unless there is UN Sanctions. If NATO Countries decided to violate that, it obviously opens up massive can of worms that could impact worldwide trade.

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ocatzzz ◴[18 Nov 24 21:13 UTC] No.42177106[source]▶
You are evidently unaware of UNCLOS and the adoption of many of its provisions into customary international law
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1. JumpCrisscross ◴[18 Nov 24 21:18 UTC] No.42177154[source]▶
Also the practical reality of countries not giving a shit about any of that when someone starts breaking their shit. There is a reason Russia is knocking out European lines while leaving American ones alone.