On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Andrew Latham <lath...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Christopher Morrow > <morrowc.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Randy Bush <ra...@psg.com> wrote: >>> nyt reports capture of scuba divers attempting to cut telecom egypt >>> undersea fiber. >>> >>> >>> http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2013/03/27/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt-internet.html >> >> how likely is it that a diver can cut an armored cable close to shore? >> without using explosives I mean... > > Its quite easy with a Thermal Lance... > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_lance
sure, if you want to hang around and see the cut and perhaps do something about it... if you just want to drop-and-go... wrapping the cable in a pound/half-kilo of semtex/c4 will do fine. I'd expect 'alquaida' type folk to have easier access to explosives than a thermal lance as well. -chris
