China Tests Deep-Sea Electro-Hydrostatic Cable Cutter at 3,500 Meters, Claiming Engineering Readiness for a Second Subsea Severing Tool
A test aboard the research vessel Haiyang Dizhi 2 demonstrated a compact, self-contained actuator capable of cutting undersea structures more than two miles down, raising fresh concerns about the resilience of the cables that carry 95 percent of intercontinental internet traffic.
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