I wondered about those. According to some dude quoted in this[1] Wiki article, cuts are common. Note that I am not implying that the cuts weren't intentional. C

I wondered about those. According to some dude quoted in this[1] Wiki article, cuts are common. Note that I am not implying that the cuts weren't intentional. Cuts being a common occurrence gives good cover to someone who wants to install snooping equipment. Cutting a cable could also be a way to cause traffic to be routed, at least temporarily through a compromised route. What's more, everyone can play that game, it's cheap. Just pay some ship's pilot to drag his anchor perpendicular to the known route. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Asian_submarine_cable_disruption https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Asian_submarine_cable_dis...