Europe's Underwater Cables Were Cut -- Accident or Sabotage?

Europe's Underwater Cables Were Cut -- Accident or Sabotage?

Theories and facts about what happened to two underwater communication cables in the Baltic Sea on November 18th, 2024.

00:00 What Happened to two European underwater cables
1:25 Why underwater communication cables are incredibly important
4:10 Various ways underwater cables can get damaged
5:40 Prime suspect of cutting two European underwater cable is Yi Peng 3
6:34 The Russian Trail
9:05 What do damaged cables have to do with Ukraine?

Music:
Mortal Blow - Dream Cave
Orcas - Marten Moses
Nordkap - Martin Landh
Beyond the Mountains - Experia
Lunch Break in Milan - Trabant 33
Nitrous Oxide - Prozody
Truce No More - Dream Cave

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