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defacto7

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21. Not likeky in international waters. If they get close to shore maybe.

Mon Feb 17, 2020, 11:05 AM

Feb 2020

But that's easily spotted. Most of the cable is thousands of feet deep. Scuba is limited 100 to 200 feet which is dangerous but doable. 300 is extreme using major decompression routines, not a work environment. They'd have to have special deep sea equipment to go deeper; that's what the Russians would be doing I'm sure. Average scuba divers stay above 90 feet for safety and only for short periods at that depth... minutes. None of that is even considering the current, tide, and weather. I was certified at one time.

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Russian agents plunge to new ocean depths in Ireland to crack transatlantic cables [View all] Roland99 Feb 2020 OP

Nothing to worry about. democratisphere Feb 2020 #1

I'm sure Putin has assured the Don that he didn't interfere....... lastlib Feb 2020 #13

Yeah. democratisphere Feb 2020 #19

Me too. He was so very, very strong on this....... lastlib Feb 2020 #27

Filthy Donnie probably gave them a map. Squinch Feb 2020 #2

"25 books" Kushner probably gave a copy to MBS, too Roland99 Feb 2020 #3

MBS probably owns the Washington Monument by now. Squinch Feb 2020 #4

The West could completely shut down Russia by cutting its 12 cable entry points, as well. I'm down. ancianita Feb 2020 #5

Go for it - how's your scuba ability Blues Heron Feb 2020 #6

I'm down cuz I don't have to even think about it. CA and FL are the top 2 SCUBA states. ancianita Feb 2020 #7

Real patriotic - mess with somebody elses communications Blues Heron Feb 2020 #9

Not about me v neighbor. This is nation v nation cyber warfare.I'm for defensive force for nations. ancianita Feb 2020 #10

You can't even hint at "not being nice", here on the DU. not_the_one Feb 2020 #17

This is way beyond scuba. This is deep sea territory. defacto7 Feb 2020 #15

I'm sure there are some shallow spots near where the cables surface... Blues Heron Feb 2020 #16

Not likeky in international waters. If they get close to shore maybe. defacto7 Feb 2020 #21

There are thousands. 95% of all Internet goes through oceans. Most are hidden in weird places. ancianita Feb 2020 #22

Here's another. Bay of Holland, wherever that is. ancianita Feb 2020 #23

I could probably think that we have wee little devices already in place to go "POOF".... mitch96 Feb 2020 #29

Nope. The Internet is heavy duty submarine cable worldwide. There's no poofing it. ancianita Feb 2020 #31

I bet our alphabet agency's have a "poofing" device for our russian comrades... nt mitch96 Feb 2020 #35

Not sure, since it was big infrastructure corps that built it. But maybe, though I kinda doubt it. ancianita Feb 2020 #36

Did Donnie invite them to lodge Scarsdale Feb 2020 #8

Totally likely. ancianita Feb 2020 #11

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We have tapped their cables already ... marble falls Feb 2020 #14

If they're known to exist, Igel Feb 2020 #18

We know where they exist because we built and laid out the entire oceanic backbone with our ships. ancianita Feb 2020 #32

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It's been going on so long, it's mapped, even. ancianita Feb 2020 #24

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Oops, marble falls addressed it upthread Brother Buzz Feb 2020 #30

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