U.N. group sees risk to underwater cables

When an underwater cable severed, Tonga lost internet access for nearly two weeks, an incident that illustrates some of the risks a U.N. group is examining.

By John Heilprin - February 11, 2019

Divers repair an undersea cable at the U.S. Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility (AN/National Museum of the U.S. Navy)

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