EUROPE is on the brink of a catastrophic disaster if Vladimir Putin unleashes hell on the sprawling network of underwater cables connecting the continent to the rest of the world. Hundreds of deep-sea pipes and internet lines keep the world connected and economies afloat – but Russia’s expanding arsenal of sophisticated subs and nautical drones is raising the threat level of a crippling attack. Europe has been on high alert for months after increasingly daring Russian underwater sabotage plots – with some close calls leaving the world inches away from catastrophe, experts warn. Around 99 per cent of global internet…
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