Senate Push for Submarine Cable Security

0:00On April 29th, tomorrow, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair, Republican Senator Jim Rish, is set to push hard for action on undersea. Summarying cables, these lines carry 99% of all international internet traffic, and he's calling out sabotage risks loud and clear. At a hearing, he'll stress naming culprits publicly when possible, and teaming up globally to make this infrastructure tougher against the tax. Since 2022, officials count at least eight suspected sabotage hits in the Baltic Sea alone, with Russia looking like the prime suspect. broader patterns point to coordinated moves by Russia and China targeting cables in the Baltic, Indo-Pacific, and other key spots as US House. Lawmakers flagged in a letter last year. Reactions are ramping up across the board. The Federal Communications Commission Chair says they're rolling our rules to block any undersea cables linked to Chinese tech from hooking into the US. Meanwhile, both the Russian and Chinese embassies in Washington stay quiet on the matter.

1:02Recent incidents paint a clear picture. Back in November 2024, two fiber optic cables got severed in the Baltic Sea, sparking sabotage probes. In 2023, Taiwan pointed fingers at Chinese ships for slicing the sole internet lines to its Matsu Islands. And just this month, Britain dispatched warships to ward off Russian subs lurking near their waters for over a month. All this signals a wake up call for protecting our digital backbone before more disruptions hit home. Stay tuned as nations gear up to fight back. That wraps global news today. Brought to you with AI.