Here's Neal Stephenson's writeup on how the FLAG cable was laid: https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ It clearly inspi

Here's Neal Stephenson's writeup on how the FLAG cable was laid: https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ https://www.wired.com/1996/12/ffglass/ It clearly inspired some parts of Cryptonomicon.