Undersea cables and satellites would probably become early targets in a conventional conflict. Attacks on space systems need not begin with conspicuous kinetic weapons. Radio-frequency interference, microwaves, or hacking could offer methods whose origin or intent is harder to prove. Maritime infrastructure protection therefore connects with electronic and cyber warfare rather than ending at the seabed cable.
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Undersea cables and satellites as wartime targets
A conventional war would place both seabed communications cables and satellite links under immediate pressure.