Seventh Report - Defence in Scotland: the North Atlantic and the High North

Select Committee
Scottish Affairs Committee HC 1576 21 July 2023
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8 Conclusion Deferred
Para 45
Events like the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline have shown that Critical National Infrastructure that is based offshore or beneath the sea can be vulnerable to interference. This is a concern in the North Atlantic, where transatlantic cables are critical lines of communication, as well as in the UK’s …
Government Response Summary
The Ministry of Defence states it cannot comment on the repair of transatlantic cables and indicates that wider government efforts, coordinated by the Cabinet Office, involve several departments to assure UK interests, but provides no further detail on repair plans.
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