{"title":"Cable risk and resilience in the age of uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs)","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.marpol.2024.106434","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The risks associated with near total global economic reliance on the undersea telecommunication cable network is increasingly acknowledged by scholars and government officials worldwide. Recent disruptive incidents affecting seabed infrastructure—including cables—have served only to highlight the network’s vulnerability. This article examines how fast-paced technological developments in uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs) will affect the security of this critical infrastructure. To that end, this research article asks what advantages this frontier technology offers to those seeking to harm the cable network, and, from the opposite perspective, for those concerned about protecting it. The conclusions offered by this article will arm policymakers and other interested parties with greater knowledge about the emerging impact of UUVs on the security of seabed infrastructure and the undersea telecommunication cable network more specifically.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48427,"journal":{"name":"Marine Policy","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Marine Policy","FirstCategoryId":"90","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X24004342","RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The risks associated with near total global economic reliance on the undersea telecommunication cable network is increasingly acknowledged by scholars and government officials worldwide. Recent disruptive incidents affecting seabed infrastructure—including cables—have served only to highlight the network’s vulnerability. This article examines how fast-paced technological developments in uncrewed undersea vehicles (UUVs) will affect the security of this critical infrastructure. To that end, this research article asks what advantages this frontier technology offers to those seeking to harm the cable network, and, from the opposite perspective, for those concerned about protecting it. The conclusions offered by this article will arm policymakers and other interested parties with greater knowledge about the emerging impact of UUVs on the security of seabed infrastructure and the undersea telecommunication cable network more specifically.
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Marine Policy is the leading journal of ocean policy studies. It offers researchers, analysts and policy makers a unique combination of analyses in the principal social science disciplines relevant to the formulation of marine policy. Major articles are contributed by specialists in marine affairs, including marine economists and marine resource managers, political scientists, marine scientists, international lawyers, geographers and anthropologists. Drawing on their expertise and research, the journal covers: international, regional and national marine policies; institutional arrangements for the management and regulation of marine activities, including fisheries and shipping; conflict resolution; marine pollution and environment; conservation and use of marine resources. Regular features of Marine Policy include research reports, conference reports and reports on current developments to keep readers up-to-date with the latest developments and research in ocean affairs.