What Happens If Russia Cuts Britain’s Undersea Cables?

Britain relies on undersea cables and pipelines for power and communications. So what happens if Russia targets them? Deep beneath the North Atlantic, these vital connections are exposed to surveillance and potential sabotage. This investigation examines Russia’s specialist GUGI fleet, the strategic importance of the Bear Gap and the rise of autonomous undersea warfare. Is Britain ready to protect its seabed lifelines? #underseacables #russia #geopolitics Produced by Yasmin Butt 00:00 – The hidden hybrid threat to Britain 00:31 – Information warfare and AI disinformation 01:20 – Britain’s reliance on seabed infrastructure 02:13 – Inside GUGI: Russia’s deep-sea operations 03:36 – The Bear Gap: An Arctic chokepoint 04:47 – Hypersonic missiles and power projection 05:15 – Vulnerabilities in Britain’s armed forces 06:16 – The rise of autonomous undersea warfare Read the best of our journalism: https://www.thetimes.com/ Subscribe to The Times YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=timesoriginals Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesandsundaytimes/ Find us on X: https://x.com/thetimes Find us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetimes?lang=en Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetimes/