If I was running a country and preparing to cut cables like that, it would be because I’d infected the enemy with some type of virus that when activated would wreak havoc over their internet. I’d cut the cables immediately before activation. However, I might be smarter than the Russian leadership, and I don’t run a country.
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kosmoz@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Wouldn’t that hurt Russia as much as any other country?
JayTreeman@beehaw.org 2 months ago
drwho@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Depends on which lines are affected.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
But still yes, once NATO works out which Russian stuff to take out in response.
drwho@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Or perhaps an unassuming office building that only has outbound VPN connections.
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
If it’s outside Russia, sure. It’s probably going to be something in international space if it’s a retaliation for something in international space. At least, it should be, because I don’t really buy the “direct war with Russia would be fine” jerk.