British Army Chief of Staff: Russia could tear down and cut off submarine communications cables
The British Admiral warned that any attempt by the Russians to hit the underwater critical communication cables could be interpreted as an act of war
Russia could tear down and cut off submarine communications cables, which could be a cause for war, British Admiral Sir Tony Radkin’s new chief of staff warned in an interview with the Times of London. Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The British Admiral warned that any attempt by the Russians to hit the underwater critical communication cables could be construed as an act of war. He said there had been a marked increase in submarine and other submarine activity by the Russians in the last twenty years, which could ultimately jeopardize the global information system.
Admiral Radkin spoke about the importance of developing hypersonic missiles in Britain to compete with the Russians. “We do not have such missiles, and there should be,” he said. On the issue of Ukraine, the British chief of staff said he was deeply concerned about what was happening on the Russia-Ukraine border, and presented his government ministers with military options in the event of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.