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John Barrasso: “The world's undersea cable network is facing growing threats…”

Featuring: John Barrasso, Republican | U.S. Senate Wyoming

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Barrasso Urges Senate Passage of Strategic Subsea Cables Act

Published | Video Starts at 01:50

All of these connections make the world more prosperous. And it's especially true as America develops innovative new technology. Yet there's a serious problem. The world's undersea cable network is facing growing threats from our foes around the world, specifically Russia and China. Our adversaries seek to hold our connectivity hostage. They're trying to do so by mapping, by splicing, and by sabotaging our system of undersea cables. (01:50–01:56)

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Asserts that Russia and China pose threats to the undersea cable network.

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