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Re: alexandria cable cutters?

From: Andrew Latham <lathama () gmail com>
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:50:21 -0400

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Christopher Morrow
<morrowc.lists () gmail com> wrote:

On Thu, Mar 28, 2013 at 2:46 AM, Randy Bush <randy () 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

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