How to leave the submarine cable cutters all at sea – go Swedish

The article argues that Sweden’s recent deployment of warships to protect Baltic Sea undersea cables reflects a broader need for clear international surveillance, attribution, and treaty-backed protection of critical subsea infrastructure. Using the 1981 Soviet submarine incident and NATO context, it contends that decisive, transparent defenses can deter ambiguous sabotage and elevate energy and data cables to shared assets safeguarded by coordinated policy and military readiness.