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Subsea cables vulnerable to bad actors - The Australian
GNews: The Australian Major outlet·2026-08-09TechnologyP5: Strategic DecouplingP7: Alliance Architecture
Why it matters
Subsea cables carry ~99% of intercontinental data and are critical to Australian finance, trade, defence communications, and allied coordination. Exploitation by state or non-state actors represents a concrete vulnerability in Australia's digital sovereignty and alliance resilience, particularly relevant to Pillar 5 (Decoupling) and Pillar 7 (Alliance) if severance or surveillance degrades secure AUKUS or Indo-Pacific communication.
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