Undersea Cables

Evidence submission by RAND Europe

Henri van Soest, Harper Fine, James Black, Lucia Retter, Zsofia Wolford

Expert InsightsPublished Jun 13, 2025

Written evidence submitted to the UK Joint Committee on National Security Strategy's Call for Evidence on Undersea Cables on 6 March 2025.

In this document we examine the UK's growing reliance on undersea cables, associated security threats, technological advancements, resilience challenges, and the need for coordinated policies and international collaboration to protect critical undersea infrastructure.

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van Soest, Henri, Harper Fine, James Black, Lucia Retter, and Zsofia Wolford, Undersea Cables: Evidence submission by RAND Europe. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2025. https://www.rand.org/pubs/testimonies/CTA4112-1.html.
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