Chief Of The British Defence Staff Warns That Russia Could Cut Off The Internet To Nato Countries

The Royal Navy's Type 42 destroyer steams alongside Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov

The Guardian: Russia could cut off internet to Nato countries, British military chief warns

Air Chief Marshall Peach says Russian ships have been spotted close to Atlantic cables that carry communications between Europe and the US

Russia could pose a major threat to the UK and other Nato nations by cutting underwater cables essential for international commerce and the internet, the chief of the British defence staff, Sir Stuart Peach, has warned.

Russian ships have been regularly spotted close to the Atlantic cables that carry communications between the US and Europe and elsewhere around the world.

Air Chief Marshall Peach, who in September was appointed chair of the Nato military committee, said Russia had continued to develop unconventional warfare. He added that threats such as those to underwater cables meant the UK and its allies had to match the Russian navy in terms of modernising its fleet.

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WNU Editor: I think Russia has more important things to do than cutting off the internet, and if they did .... I doubt that they would be able to hide such an operation, making the blow-back not worth the risk.