Air Marshal Peach, former chairman of the NATO Military Committee, said in a report on Monday: There are growing concerns that they will start doing the same thing underneath. ”
He described undersea cables as “the invisible arteries of global communications” and said their importance “extends far beyond digital connectivity and extends to the resilience of economic systems, the effectiveness of defense frameworks, and modern societies. It supports the unity of the people.”
The new report, backed by several top political figures, including former Defense Secretary Sir Michael Fallon and former Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell, calls for the government to “improve defense and deterrence capabilities in the undersea domain”. It urges them to develop strategies to achieve this goal.
It also urges the government to provide “clearer guidance” to the MoD and cable owners, often private sector stakeholders, on “where their respective obligations to protect cables begin and end.” It is recommended.
“The advent of the era of undersea warfare”
The recommendations also include further cooperation with allies to thwart hostile undersea activity further afield, citing Iran and China as countries with the means to disrupt cable networks.
It added: “The UK and its allies must not be frustrated by their inability to deter or thwart attacks on critical maritime infrastructure along the seabed.”
Jeremy Quinn, Conservative MP and chairman of the defense select committee, said in response to the report: “The era of undersea warfare has arrived in Europe and the Atlantic, and other disputed territories may soon follow suit.” said.
The US and UK launched military strikes on Houthi bases in Yemen to thwart the attack.
This comes after the Pentagon confirmed on Sunday that US and British forces had carried out five more “self-defense strikes” against the Houthis.
The attack included targeting “the first observed employment of an unmanned submarine by the Houthis” since the offensive began, according to a statement from U.S. Central Command.
