EventNATO intercepted a Russian vessel that was rehearsing a covert cable‑cutting device developed by the military organization GUGI off Svalbard, targeting the two 1,400‑km fiber‑optic cables that link the archipelago to mainland Norway. The exercise was halted before any damage was inflicted.
NATO thwarted a Russian rehearsal to cut a vital undersea cable that feeds NASA’s near‑space network, using a covert tool tested by the Russian military organization GUGI, illustrating heightened Arctic security tensions.
Russia was discovered by NATO members training to deploy new technology capable of disabling undersea cables in the Arctic Ocean. The move raises concerns about the security of vital international communications and spurs heightened NATO attention in the region.
NATO allies disrupted Russian attempts to test technology that could disable undersea cables near Svalbard, after the UK and Norway detected covert Russian activity in Arctic waters.
Russia’s GUGI submarine unit tested a covert cable‑disabling method that leaves no trace, and NATO forces in Arctic waters off Svalbard intercepted the exercise before it could be completed.
NATO allies intercepted a Russian deep‑sea test aimed at disabling the two 1,400‑km fiber‑optic cables that link Svalbard to mainland Norway, showing that covert sabotage of critical undersea infrastructure can be detected and deterred.
