"...quickly turning
hot. Should one side or the other tap into or cut a
vital communications cable, this act of war would
not only wreak havoc on financial and business
systems, but could push the U . S. and Russia to a
brink not seen since the Cuban Missile Crisis .
..."
http://wcraigreed.com/russia-poised-to-cut-internet-and-financial-undersea-cables/