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September 2001: Add responses.  22 September 2001  Comments
welcome:  To: M From: John Young <> Date: 21 Sept 2001  I've
been told that vulnerable points in the telecomm network are the
landfalls of undersea cables (especially latest fiber optic), or
somewhat offshore if the landfall huts are protected. There are
only a relatively small number of these compared  to the large
number of national cables and wireless systems that branch from
them.  The older cables' locations used to be shown on nautical
maps to warn off ships, but I do not know if the newest  fiber
optics are.  Satellites now carry a good amount of traffic once
carried only by undersea wire cables but the fiber optics are
expected to carry more than satellites.  (Aside: There has been
recent discussion on whether NSA can tap the fiber optic cables,
and if so, how much more difficult is it than tapping wire
cables.)  Another vulnerability are the principal, central
operations control fa