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Iran War: Why Hormuz Crisis May Disrupt Internet
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1:16Now PlayingUnderneath the world's oceans, miles and miles of fiber optic-cables send packets of information from one location to the next, powering the internet as we know it. So what happens when a major natural event — or a war — threatens this vital infrastructure? #iran #worldnews #politics #internet #usa
Samanth Subramanian, author of The Web Beneath the Waves: The Fragile Cables that Connect Our World, joins Tracy Alloway and Joe Weisenthal on the Odd Lots podcast to discuss how the crisis at the Strait of Hormuz can disrupt the backbone of the internet.
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