"Sabatoge" and repair is discussed at 11:45
(And if they decide they don't care about plausible deniability, they could use sub-deployed timed mines to take out every cable at once.)
The frustrating part of this kind of petty tactic is that bullies can do just enough to annoy and inconvenience their targets, while never quite doing enough to make it worth expending the political capital to hold them to account. From the bully's perspective there's no downside. And if legitimate accidents or rogue actions get portrayed as deliberate then all the better - that just reinforces the bully's reputation as an actor to be feared while further eroding trust in the international institutions that may one day challenge it.
> Finland, Sweden complete repairs on Baltic Sea cables
Unfortunately it's been a long time since I learned about BGP, if anyone could help out here I'd be grateful.
