A bipartisan Senate bill from Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) would require sanctions on foreign individuals who sabotage undersea fiber-optic cables and increase U.S. resources for their protection and repair. The measure also calls for a 180-day report to Congress on alleged Chinese and Russian efforts to target these networks. Lawmakers cited recent cable cuts in the Baltic Sea and the Taiwan Strait as evidence of growing threats to global communications infrastructure.
Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Sanction Foreign Saboteurs Targeting Undersea Internet Cables
07:40 PM, 11/24/2025Security
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