Cable-Cutting

[hagbard_celine]

http://www.rense.com/general80/mid.htm

I'm agree with Sauder that this was probably done by the US Navy. It's a familiar tactic that they used all through the Cold War. In the 60's or 70's they placed a tap on a telephone cable running from Vladivostok to Petropavolvsk along the bed of the Sea of Okhostsk. The cable was considered so secure by the Russians that they didn't even bother to edcode it! A submarine approached the cable and deployed Navy SEALS to rig up a bypass and put a tape recorder on it (Operation "Ivy Bells" Submarine by Tom Clancy 1993). Today the US Navy has very sophisticated equipment to carry out operations like this, and I've done one myself on the PC simulation game Dangerous Waters. They are called "lockout" operations and can be very dangerous. If you're in enemy waters and have an accident then you're lost if you can't get back to the submarine. Here's the kind of equipment they use: http://www.specialoperations.com/Navy/SDV/

[dangermouse]

Aye!!!


It affected Saudi Arabia too which on the same lines .. I was talking to my brother on the phone (who works in Saudi Arabia) he says that its not cut off but the bandwidth is reduced

[lemonique]

http://www.rense.com/general80/mid.htm

I'm agree with Sauder that this was probably done by the US Navy. It's a familiar tactic that they used all through the Cold War. In the 60's or 70's they placed a tap on a telephone cable running from Vladivostok to Petropavolvsk along the bed of the Sea of Okhostsk. The cable was considered so secure by the Russians that they didn't even bother to edcode it! A submarine approached the cable and deployed Navy SEALS to rig up a bypass and put a tape recorder on it (Operation "Ivy Bells" Submarine by Tom Clancy 1993). Today the US Navy has very sophisticated equipment to carry out operations like this, and I've done one myself on the PC simulation game Dangerous Waters. They are called "lockout" operations and can be very dangerous. If you're in enemy waters and have an accident then you're lost if you can't get back to the submarine. Here's the kind of equipment they use: http://www.specialoperations.com/Navy/SDV/

Good Post Hagbard! and it saved me the job of looking this stuff up :o

A bit ominous methinks. Wait and see I guess (as usual)


Lemonique

[ravenswing]

I am not sure where they are going with this, if it had happened the day before an invasion I could understand but that hasn't happened. I would not have thought much of Irans trade is internet driven (I may be wrong so please correct me if I am) so I really do not see the point. They will still be able to pick up radio, which will carry most of the news they could have got through the internet, or am I being naive?