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Here's what I don't understand, why doesn't the US simply cut their connections to the world. It's quite easy to find fiber optic locations...cut them. Instea

Here's what I don't understand, why doesn't the US simply cut their connections to the world. It's quite easy to find fiber optic locations...cut them. Instead of flinging bombs and missiles, take out their knees with some cable cutters.

tonyedgecombe 6mo ago
Because they have already done that themselves.
zrn900 6mo ago
> Here's what I don't understand, why doesn't the US simply cut their connections to the world. It's quite easy to find fiber optic locations...cut them. Iran cut it itself. Its running its own domestic internet where everything domestic works. All domestic banks, apps. Literal arrogance to think that the US owns the world.
- throwawayqqq11 6mo ago
  Iran is sanctioned for so long now, they had no other choice than to become as independent as possible. Cutting communications hinders iran less then outsiders trying to spark a revolution. I think thats also a reason why russia and other autocratic nations have internet kill switches too. > litteral arrogance True.
  - neonstatic 6mo ago
    > I think thats also a reason why russia and other autocratic nations have internet kill switches too. They have that for the same reason they always have a military, even if it's 100 years behind anyone else's - to keep the populace in check. A T-55 might be completely obsolete against a cheap FPV drone, but it's still a formidable weapon against a crowd of unarmed people.
- sp3ktrum 6mo ago
  Not sure how that determines "Literal arrogance...". My assumption, perhaps naive, is that Iran had connections to the outside world from which the hacking was taking place. Are the Iranian hackers not within Iran?
  - nomel 6mo ago
    You can buy access to compromised computers anywhere in the world. This would require cutting off any path to anywhere in the world, since the person performing the attacks can also be anywhere in the world. The US isolating itself from the rest of the world isn't financially feasible.
- wil421 6mo ago
  How did OP imply anything? He asked why one of the parties in the conflict don’t cut cables.
- owlcompliance 6mo ago
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  - tomalbrc 6mo ago
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7952 6mo ago
Surely they would have terrestrial connections to the North. And this could encourage Iran to cut all the other fibre links that run through the region.
drnick1 6mo ago
The Iranians themselves have already done that. A remaining option is to turn the lights off next.
sharts 6mo ago
That could probably affect the entire region and not just a single country?
Betelbuddy 6mo ago
Its called the Internet for a reason...

tonyedgecombe 6mo ago

Because they have already done that themselves.

zrn900 6mo ago

> Here's what I don't understand, why doesn't the US simply cut their connections to the world. It's quite easy to find fiber optic locations...cut them. Iran cut it itself. Its running its own domestic internet where everything domestic works. All domestic banks, apps. Literal arrogance to think that the US owns the world.

throwawayqqq11 6mo ago
Iran is sanctioned for so long now, they had no other choice than to become as independent as possible. Cutting communications hinders iran less then outsiders trying to spark a revolution. I think thats also a reason why russia and other autocratic nations have internet kill switches too. > litteral arrogance True.
- neonstatic 6mo ago
  > I think thats also a reason why russia and other autocratic nations have internet kill switches too. They have that for the same reason they always have a military, even if it's 100 years behind anyone else's - to keep the populace in check. A T-55 might be completely obsolete against a cheap FPV drone, but it's still a formidable weapon against a crowd of unarmed people.
sp3ktrum 6mo ago
Not sure how that determines "Literal arrogance...". My assumption, perhaps naive, is that Iran had connections to the outside world from which the hacking was taking place. Are the Iranian hackers not within Iran?
- nomel 6mo ago
  You can buy access to compromised computers anywhere in the world. This would require cutting off any path to anywhere in the world, since the person performing the attacks can also be anywhere in the world. The US isolating itself from the rest of the world isn't financially feasible.
wil421 6mo ago
How did OP imply anything? He asked why one of the parties in the conflict don’t cut cables.
owlcompliance 6mo ago
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- tomalbrc 6mo ago
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7952 6mo ago

Surely they would have terrestrial connections to the North. And this could encourage Iran to cut all the other fibre links that run through the region.

drnick1 6mo ago

The Iranians themselves have already done that. A remaining option is to turn the lights off next.

sharts 6mo ago

That could probably affect the entire region and not just a single country?

Betelbuddy 6mo ago

Its called the Internet for a reason...