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Tapping undersea cables is accomplished with the USS Jimmy Carter, unless they've since built another one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jimmy_Carter_(SSN-2
by fnordfnordfnord 13y ago
Tapping undersea cables is accomplished with the USS Jimmy Carter, unless they've since built another one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jimmy_Carter_(SSN-23) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Jimmy_Carter_(SSN-23)
- s_q_b 13y agoAccording to unnamed sources in media reports, the USS Jimmy Carter's cable tapping abilities aren't functional. See e.g. The Shadow Factory by James Bamford.
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoInteresting. I'm catching up on Bamford right now. I'll put The Shadow Factory on the list. As far as tapping the cables. I can't imagine tapping a cable is much of a challenge for any nation at shallow depths. Having an operational submarine makes it possible to do so at greater depths and with less risk of detection.
- samstave 13y agoThat's what they want you to think