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UK Proposes 14-Year Prison Terms for Undersea Cable Sabotage Amid Russian Threats

The UK government plans new criminal offences and powers to protect undersea cables following reports of Russian trawlers mapping infrastructure.

2 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 22 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 22 Oct 2026. Latest from Tom's Hardware in News published first, on 22 October at 11:15 UTC; www.theregister.com followed 22h 14m later. The most recent article, from Latest from Tom's Hardware, appeared on 23 October at 11:45 UTC.

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  1. UK proposes 14-year prison sentences for undersea cable saboteurs amid Russian trawler threats Latest from Tom's Hardware
  2. UK threatens subsea cable saboteurs with 14 years behind bars www.theregister.com
  3. 17 Russian trawlers logged mapping undersea cables connecting the US and Europe Latest from Tom's Hardware in News

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