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UK parliamentary committee finds subsea cable defences 'too timid'

A UK parliamentary committee found government defence of subsea cables "too timid", noting 75 percent of transatlantic capacity passes through two Cornwall cables. It urged a sovereign cable repair ship by 2030 and tougher sabotage laws.

Verified Editor-read UK Parliament, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy, "Subsea telecommunications cables: resilience and crisis preparedness", 19 September 2025

What it does not test. It does not establish that the government has accepted or acted on the recommendations, only that the committee published its findings.

How this item counts. This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the European Sovereignty Index.

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