"Safeguarding underwater cables has been a focus of U.S. national-security officials since the Cold War, when fears of Soviet espionage were paramount. In the 1970s, the U.S. secretly placed wiretaps on underwater Soviet lines in an intelligence coup known as Operation Ivy Bells.
Beijing's rapid military buildup in the South China Sea in recent decades has heightened U.S. government worries about the cables' vulnerability to disruption or tampering." [1]
1. China Poses Espionage Threat To Undersea Cables, U.S. Fears.Volz, Dustin; FitzGerald, Drew; Champelli, Peter; Brown, Emma. Wall Street Journal, Eastern edition; New York, N.Y.. 20 May 2024: A.1.
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