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The Web Beneath the Waves

by Samanth Subramanian

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 ยท March 9, 2026

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An investigation into the nearly 900,000 miles of fiber-optic cables on the ocean floor that connect continents and underpin the internet. Journalist Samanth Subramanian uncovers the secretive cable-laying operations, environmental risks, corporate interests, and acts of 'grey zone warfare' in which ghost ships cut rival nations' cables.

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