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Why are cables so important?
The story mentions safeguarding communication cables. These fibre optic cables criss-cross the ocean floor, carrying almost all of the world's internet data and financial transactions. Disrupting them could cause massive economic and social chaos, making their protection a critical national security concern for the UK and its allies.
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