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Everything You Need to Know About the Vast ­ndersea Network that Makes the Internet Work


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World map of undersea cables

A vintage style map of undersea fiber-optic cables.

Credit: Telegeography

Russians submarines and spy ships are "ggressively operating" near the undersea cables that are the backbone of the global Internet—worrying some U.S. intelligence and military officials who fear the Russians may sabotage them if a conflict arises, the New York Times reports.

From The Washington Post
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