How America is pushing China out of the internet

More than $10 trillion worth of financial transactions are transmitted via #submarine #cables every single day. Now, #China and #America are looking to wrest subsea control and set the power parity for the 21st century.

I worked for Tyco Telecom servicing these cables and it’s crazy that I can be involved for years there and still not know this aspect of the industry.

As someone with an interest in cybersecurity, I never thought about how critical undersea cables could be to national security. Great video

Undersea cables are single-mode, so tapping is very difficult and if possible then it will draw energy, that could be detected by OTDR measurements. Most modern transceivers have built-in OTDR that automatically identify of breaks or taps in the cable. It will also tell the exact location, too.

imagine being concerned about tapping cables and simultaneously attacking the ability for citizens to encrypt their communications. Insane.

"Laws is like sausages, it's better not see them being made" - Shirvan's quote of the year

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Fiber optic cables are extremely hard to detect if you don't already know where to look. And, it is so dirt cheap to produce, I wouldn't be surprised if there are multiple completely unused, unpublished cables branches already laid in place in the event of sabotage

Please keep doing what you're doing in the format that you are doing it. Your non-biased informational videos are a breath of fresh air in a world where news push their own agenda paid by someone else. Thank you.

When I first found out about these cables it really blew my mind cause I never really considered that the internet is physically connected like that

Shirvan is still on fire with those after intro one-liners, as usual 👍

When looking for expedient outcomes, ruthlessness is as good as strategem. He always drops one of these truth bombs once an episode

There is a concern that the construction of a desalination plant in Fortaleza could potentially disrupt internet connectivity in Brazil. The plant is being built near submarine internet cables that connect Brazil to Europe. Experts suggest that unforeseen incidents during construction or changes in the ocean floor could potentially damage these cables, affecting internet functionality.

One of the best channels on geopolitics, love how everything is very objective and to the point. Please keep up the great work :) !!!

Shirvan's English diction has improved tremendously in the past five years

This is too compact for me. I literally had to pause and relisten a lot of these information. Very good script. Well done.

Your videos as always are amazing and even getting more amazing as time goes by. Thank you as always for all the hard work you do my friend. Keep this channel going because you are so amazing as a newscaster. It’s not just the way you speak, and the words you use, but it’s your overall personality. You are very calm in the face of dark news. You also have a very emotional personality that people can feel through your videos. Great job as always. I always come back to this channel when I see a new video or if I even want to get information again on past events.

Your videos are insanely well made, so impressive.

Submarine telegraph cables helped man investigate and understand plate tectonics. The transatlantic cable kept breaking.

This has been an eye-opening video, all the intrigue and geopolitical machinations tied up with these cables. Was watching and wondering how all this had missed Diego Garcia and there it came.😄