{"id":386661,"date":"2026-10-10T13:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-undersea-war-who-is-threatening-the-cables-that-connect-the-world-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:00:38","slug":"the-undersea-war-who-is-threatening-the-cables-that-connect-the-world-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-undersea-war-who-is-threatening-the-cables-that-connect-the-world-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The undersea war: Who is threatening the cables that connect the world? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/uUxQBZDTglo\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The undersea war: Who is threatening the cables that connect the world? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uUxQBZDTglo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A hidden war may already be unfolding beneath the world&#8217;s oceans. Undersea cables carry almost all intercontinental internet data, but a series of incidents in the Baltic Sea has raised fears of sabotage by Russia and other hostile actors. Could attacks on this vital infrastructure cripple Western economies? And can NATO protect thousands of kilometres of cables and pipelines?<br \/>\nWe speak to Elisabeth Braw, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of The Undersea War, about Russia, China and the growing battle for control of the ocean floor.<\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Introduction: States scramble to shield undersea infrastructure<br \/>\n01:22 Interview Elisabeth Braw<br \/>\n01:53 Dependency of economies and everyday lives on undersea cables and pipelines<br \/>\n03:18 What would happen if a malign actor cut major undersea cables simultaneously?<br \/>\n05:09 Has the undersea war already started?<br \/>\n07:37 Why proving undersea sabotage is difficult<br \/>\n10:03 What exactly happens after sabotage incidents?<br \/>\n11:46 Can undersea infrastructure realistically be protected? <\/p>\n<p>#UnderseaCables #Internet #NATO #dwnews<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baReddit: https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/DWNews\/<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A hidden war may already be unfolding beneath the world&#8217;s oceans. Undersea cables carry almost all intercontinental internet data, but a series of incidents in the Baltic Sea has raised fears of sabotage by Russia and other hostile actors. Could attacks on this vital infrastructure cripple Western economies? 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