Makes sense because tapping into underwater cables seems much more expensive. "The NSA spent more than 15 years working to develop the technology to tap these

Makes sense because tapping into underwater cables seems much more expensive. "The NSA spent more than 15 years working to develop the technology to tap these cable strands. The Navy has almost finished outfitting the nuclear-powered submarine USS Jimmy Carter with state-of-the-art technology for undersea fiber-optic taps, according to people knowledgeable about it."[0, Wall Street Journal, July 17, 2003] [0]: http://cryptome.org/nsa-seatap.htm http://cryptome.org/nsa-seatap.htm