大西洋理事会高级研究员伊丽莎白·布劳（Elisabeth Braw）在新著《海底战争》中警告，全球互联网主干海底光缆正处于危险的边缘1。这些关键基础设施与油气管道和海底电力电缆共存于海底，在从波罗的海到太平洋的沿线地区面临灰色地带冲突和公开冲突加剧背景下的威胁1。
约60%的海底光缆损伤源于渔业和航运活动中的人为错误1。然而，近期可疑事件的增加令人担忧，包括船舶异常长时间拖锚切割或损伤海底设施等现象，引发了对故意破坏可能性的关注1。根据统计，每年约有150至200条海底光缆遭受损伤，通常能够迅速修复1。
Elisabeth Braw, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, has released a new book titled "Undersea War" warning of escalating threats to the global underwater infrastructure that forms the backbone of internet connectivity 1. In her work examining undersea vulnerabilities, Braw highlights how critical fiber optic cables stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean are increasingly at risk amid rising geopolitical tensions 1.
The underwater cable network shares the seafloor with oil and gas pipelines and power cables, creating a congested environment for essential infrastructure. While approximately 60 percent of submarine cable damage results from human error in fishing and shipping activities, with between 150 to 200 cables sustaining damage annually, investigators have grown concerned about deliberate sabotage 1. Suspicious incidents—including vessels remaining anchored in abnormal positions while dragging equipment that severs or damages underwater installations—suggest that intentional destruction may be supplementing accidental harm 1.
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