☁️ We often think of the cloud as something floating above us, but in reality it is far more grounded.
It’s all tied together by 1.4 million kilometres of undersea cables—responsible for 99% of global internet traffic and supporting $10 trillion in daily financial transactions, driving global markets every day.
What once threatened these cables—natural disasters or ship anchors dragging across the sea-bed — has evolved.
Today, sabotage by hostile states like Russia and China poses the greatest risk.
Sweden reported such an attack last year, and Estonia has openly accused China of cutting two of its cables.
👇 NATO’s increased air and sea patrols are a step forward, but unless we properly prepare for seabed warfare, the infrastructure that supports the global financial system could be left dangerously exposed.
