Russian underwater surveillance sensors, believed to be part of an effort to spy on the U.K.’s nuclear submarines, have been discovered concealed in the waters surrounding Britain, a report by the Sunday Times has revealed.

The Royal Navy discovered several of these sensors after they washed ashore. The discovery of these covert devices sparked fears that Moscow is secretly monitoring the UK nuclear submarine fleet and potentially plotting sabotage against major parts of the UK’s undersea infrastructure.

The UK has four Vanguard-class submarines, which carry Britain’s nuclear missiles.

“There should be no doubt, there is a war raging in the Atlantic. This is a game of cat and mouse that has continued since the ending of the Cold War, and is now heating up again. We are seeing phenomenal amounts of Russian activity,” a senior British military official told the sunday times

However, despite military officials flagging the discovery as a major national security threat, the country’s Defense Ministry (MoD) has kept details about the discovery secret. The Sunday Times report also did not disclose the information about the sensors’ location.

Kermlin’s Undeclared War

UK Defense officials suspect the operation to be a part of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s broader “greyzone” strategy, an undeclared form of warfare targeting undersea cables, pipelines, and other critical systems.

In the last 15 months, as many as 11 deep-sea communication cables in the Baltic Sea.

Source :eurasian times