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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
The story now has coverage from motherboard.vice.com http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-theory-about-a-russian...
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
Unlike the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko with polonium-210 (to show agents don't defect and live), unlike military exercises in plain view of your adversary (to show your military prowess), and unlike displaying new shiny hardware
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
...and the RV Yantar is part of the 29th Special Squadron of the Northern Fleet; the same group that operates those secret cable tapping subs. Probably not a coincidence.
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
The western media has been fed a story that Russian diplomats' families have been recalled. No proof of that yet. No leaked emails, memos, letters, boarding passes of families, people moving out of their apartments, motorcades of dip
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
Why would Russia tap Turkey's telecom? Why would Russia tap Syria's telecom? Why would Russia tap Lebanon's telecom? I've offered up motive for why they would be looking to un-do taps that are already there, but ha
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
That's the problem. SubmarineCableMap.com and similar web sites show logical, not physical, representations of the underwater cables. Cables are not that neat and tidy. A proper nautical chart would; I'll pay for it, if I find
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
If Russia was tapping Syrian cables... they'd do so on shore. They don't need to do it at the bottom of the ocean; it's the same way the United States taps cables in many allied countries. It is rumoured that Russian SIGINT t
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
Here are all the coordinates of where they've been since October 7th, so if you have access to more precise data about where those cables go, you can plot the coordinates with your own GIS software. https://drive.google.com&
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
There is no evidence that the Russians are "tapping" or "sabotaging" undersea cables; the Americans and Israelis would also tap those cables, and I think it's far more likely the Russians are doing counter-espionage
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by xXx_swat21_xXx 10y ago
If you could source that very accurate map that's available publicly I'd be very appreciative; I can only find the paper version for sale and don't want to pay $100 for something that will only arrive in a few weeks. The lin