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China just unveiled a deep-sea tool that can secretly cut the world’s internet cables
Beneath the ocean’s surface, hidden from view, lies a global nervous system. Thousands of miles of armored cables carry ...
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The new threat to the undersea cables keeping our internet going
A new Chinese tool capable of cutting the most fortified undersea data cable has stoked fears for the spider web of fibre-optic cables that are the lifeblood of the internet. A Chinese engineering ...
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China unveils a powerful deep-sea cable cutter that could reset the world order
the device targets armoured cables – layered with steel, rubber and polymer sheaths – that underpin 95 per cent of global data transmission. While it was created as a tool for civilian salvage ...
China unveils new tool capable of cutting undersea cables
China has unveiled a new tool deployed by a drone capable of cutting the most fortified undersea data cable, adding to fears for fibre-optic cables that are the lifeblood of the internet and New ...
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China develops deep-sea cable-cutting device with global implications
Initially intended for civilian applications like seabed mining and salvage operations, the tool's dual-use potential has raised concerns globally. Its ability to disrupt communication cables near ...