Dossier
Atlantic Bastion program
Coverage of Atlantic Bastion program in the Nexus archive.
- Putin sends submarines to survey Britain's subsea cables. UK deploys Royal Navy, mobilizes parliamentary draftsmen
Russia deployed submarines and specialist vessels to survey UK subsea internet cables, prompting the UK to deploy the Royal Navy and propose stricter penalties for cable damage. The UK government plans enhanced security measures, including emergency powers for infrastructure protection, following covert Russian reconnaissance near critical undersea infrastructure.