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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: 0.23s | source
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philip1209 ◴[18 Nov 24 15:31 UTC] No.42173262[source]▶
It seems that the obvious solution could be Starlink-style meshes.

Can anybody comment on how fragile the Starlink protocol would be during a war? If its line-of-sight, presumably it would be hard to jam?

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wood_spirit ◴[18 Nov 24 19:57 UTC] No.42176250[source]▶
Elon Musk is not someone Europe feels it can rely on in a crisis when Russia attacks
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Gud ◴[18 Nov 24 20:52 UTC] No.42176872[source]▶
Elon Musk is probably the private individual who has done most for Ukraine.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrain...

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