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ARCTIC CABLES OFFER ESCAPE FROM MIDDLE EAST INTERNET CHOKEPOINT
Most global data flows through undersea fiber optic cables that converge at vulnerable Middle East choke points. Arctic routing via the North Pole could provide an alternative path.
The Verge+0m
The vast majority of the world's data - emails, financial transactions, the internet - is carried by fiber optic cables…