• WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Considering how dependent on the internet our economies are, intentionally cutting an undersea cable should be considered an act of war.

    Sabotaging a countries energy or water supply are. I’m pretty sure cutting telecommunications cables would have been prior to the internet. How it’s this any different?

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      1 hour ago

      It’s like 30 years ago when my parents used the landline in the middle of a download - an act of war.

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      11 hours ago

      I would assume most nations would treat this the same as them bombing a radio tower in the 40s. Absolutely an act of war.

      If nukes didn’t exist you can bet your butts that most of these countries would not be playing around like this. The only reason they could even think doing that might be a good idea is because they know that nobody wants to kick off nuclear war. Still just seems like an unnecessary bear to poke if you ask me.