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Welcome to The Inquiry with me, Gary O'Donohue, one question, four expert witnesses and an answer.

Beneath the oceans lies a vast network of undersea cables that keeps our entire world connected.

These fragile strands of fibre optic technology

carry over 95% of global internet traffic, linking economies, governments and billions of people.

Despite their critical importance, these cables remain largely unprotected, vulnerable to accidental damage, geopolitical tensions,

and, as recent events suggest, deliberate sabotage.

NATO boosts its military presence in the Baltic Sea as Russia is suspected of sabotaging an underwater cable.

Investigations are underway to determine the cause of damage to two...

In the past year, suspected attacks on cables in the Baltic by China and Russia have raised

urgent security questions. Were these merely accidents, or do they signal a new era in so-called

grey zone warfare?

Deliberate attacks aside, the cables can also be fragile.

Hundreds of breaks occur every year.

Private companies and governments are scrambling to find new ways of protecting this vital infrastructure,

while Silicon Valley and the new demands of AI mean

...