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I think you under-estimate the amount of undersea cables that cross the Atlantic. https://www.submarinecablemap.com https://www.submarinecablemap.com Even if

by ratg13 5y ago

I think you under-estimate the amount of undersea cables that cross the Atlantic. https://www.submarinecablemap.com https://www.submarinecablemap.com Even if someone went crazy and tried to sever all of them, traffic is still going to flow, it's just going to take a different and slower route. The cables can be fixed in a reasonable amount of time, so there is little incentive for anyone to even attempt this.

pedalpete 5y ago
Not only that, but the traffic would also be routed via the pacific. I don't believe there is any way to remove US/Europe without also removing Russia... or any country. Even taking out New Zealand or Australia would be a serious challenge.
infini8 5y ago
I’m just curious. Is there a reliable method of quickly identifying where the cable was severed?
- jbothma 5y ago
  Broken fibres bounce light back. The time it takes for a pulse to return can be used to estimate the location of the break pretty accurately.
- floxy 5y ago
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_time-domain_reflectometer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_time-domain_reflectome...