> the risk of cable cuts and future geopolitical changes The two risks are intertwined: A hostile state in the region with modern submarines (gee, I wonder who

> the risk of cable cuts and future geopolitical changes The two risks are intertwined: A hostile state in the region with modern submarines (gee, I wonder who that could be?) is likely to be perfectly capable of cutting the cable — which would give the hostile state the ability to hold Singapore hostage, perhaps in support of exerting power in the Strait of Malacca maritime choke point and/or in the South China Sea. If I were Singapore's leaders, I'd want at least one Plan B.