Why the Russian threat to undersea cables is overblown | Joshua Eaton http://bit.ly/1MHGdjT via @CSMPasscode
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Replying to @joshua_eaton
@joshua_eaton Agree threat WAY overblown. But if Russia found our classified cables, couldn't it cut them to force easier surveilled lines?2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel But who (without clearance) knows what redundancies they have?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @joshua_eaton
@joshua_eaton I'm sure there are redundancies--that's what you lay out. But those cables won't be approved for TS data, presumably.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel I meant who knows what redundancies are built into the TS cable system.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @joshua_eaton
@joshua_eaton Gotcha. If they don't have redundancy (they prolly have redundancy at least thru non-cable tech), alarmism might be justified.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @emptywheel
@emptywheel Totally. But that's very different (though scarier) than saying the public Internet would crash.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @joshua_eaton
@joshua_eaton I also think crashing public can make us go dark at inconvenient times, tho suspect we've used same tactic, esp v. Assad.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
@joshua_eaton Parts of Syria went dark more than once.
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