UK Defence Secretary Promises 2 Ships to Protect Underwater Cables

UK Defence Secretary Promises 2 Ships to Protect Underwater Cables
Secretary of State for Defence Ben Wallace leaves 10 Downing Street in London, on Feb. 13, 2020. Leon Neal/Getty Images
Chris Summers
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Defence Secretary Ben Wallace says the British government plans to commit “two specialist ships” to the task of protecting vital underwater cables which could be attacked by Russia or other hostile foreign powers.

Wallace told the Conservative Party conference in Birmingham the “mysterious” damage suffered by the Nord Stream gas pipelines in the Baltic on Sept. 26 was a reminder of how “fragile” the British economy was to such an attack on its underwater infrastructure.
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