Updated: DG-450 and DG-350 added. Originally posted 10th June 2017.
Russian capabilities against undersea cables 
A recently published article by British Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak shows the growing awareness of a new fundamental weakness of NATO countries (and many other countries around the world). The concern is that an adversary could gain a strategic advantage by interrupting internet and telecommunications between countries at a critical moment by attacking the numerous Submarine Communications Cables (SCC) which litter the sea floor between countries. The ground truth of this new naval arena clearly favors Russia both in terms of naval investment and the circumstances of geography.
This article summarizes my own thoughts and analysis on the topic.
Corrections and comments welcome.
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Watch Twitter or Reddit for details on how to donate.
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I will be joining a distinguished speaker line up to talk about the Russian Pr.09852 Belgorod submarine program and then, about the threat of open source intelligence (OSINT) to Fleet survivability. Specifically, how to track submarines using OSINT, and thoughts on how to reduce your own fleet’s exposure to these risks.
20th - 22nd March 2018,
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The latest Covert Shores book has hit Amazon!
The book is a large format, all-color recognition guide to ALL the submarines currently in service around the world plus those which will enter service in coming years.
There are over 80 Classes/families of submarine covered, including the obscure types often overlooked elsewhere.
My co-author is C Edward Davis, a keen submarine researcher as well as an excellent fiction and non-fiction writer.
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