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Could ships like this actually tamper with the cables without causing interruption that someone else would notice?
by neilalexander 5y ago
Could ships like this actually tamper with the cables without causing interruption that someone else would notice?
- cotillion 5y agoFor the Celtic - Norse cable now is probably the ideal time to tap it as it does not appear to be operational yet. For other cables brining them down with some strategic use of an anchor and tapping before it is repaired would probably be very tricky to detect.
- MasterIdiot 5y agoIt seems to be happening for a pretty long time (at least the 1970s) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ivy_Bells https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Ivy_Bells
- diimdeep 5y agofollow up read Interception Capabilities 2000, Submarine cable interception https://fas.org/irp/eprint/ic2000/ic2000.htm#_Toc448565536 https://fas.org/irp/eprint/ic2000/ic2000.htm#_Toc448565536
- tsjq 5y agoVery sophisticated work. Not impossible.
- greyface- 5y agoIsolate a single fiber, bend it slightly beyond its bend radius, measure the light that escapes. This will appear as a slight reduction in signal strength, but won't be conclusively identifiable as a tap. https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ref/appln/tap-fiber.html https://www.thefoa.org/tech/ref/appln/tap-fiber.html
- neilalexander 5y agoThis is interesting, thanks for the link!
- simonblack 5y agoYou should read 'Blind Mans Bluff' - its about US submarines doing exactly that about 30 years ago. https://www.amazon.com.au/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espionage/dp/1610393589 https://www.amazon.com.au/Blind-Mans-Bluff-Submarine-Espiona...