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Consider this: Every text message you send,every status update you post on Facebook, and every online news story you read relies on something as archaic as a cable on the bottom of the sea.
The first undersea cable was laid in the 1850s, and connecting Newfoundland and Ireland by telegraph. Over the years,the cables enjoy increased in reach and capability, stretching out for tens of thousands of miles and reaching depths of up to 8000 meters.
Of course, or our reliance on undersea cables comes a fierce sense of protection, which is why U.
S. Navy commanders are growing increasingly worried approximately Russia’s aggressive military operations around undersea cables.
Nicole Starosielski, author of “The Undersea Network and a professor of Media, and Culture,and Communication at New York University, provides a history of the cables and explains what's at stake.
What you'll learn from this segment:A brief history of undersea telecommunications cables that date back over 150 years.
How military operations might effect global communication.
How seriously we should occupy Russia's presence near these cables.
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(TeleGeography)
Source: wnyc.org