partners and unfortunately lost his life for that. our deepest condolences to his wife and four kids. sad development, indeed. we re following the report of russian trips and submarines lurking near under sea cables that carry almost all of the world s internet communications. officials are growing increasingly concerned. brian ittodd is joining us. these cables are vital. we all use them. vladimir putin and his military as we know are constantly going on the offensive confronting, provoking and antagonizing rivals in crimea, syria and elsewhere and putin may have reached a new low, challenging a vital priest of u.s. infrastructure miles under the atlantic. reporter: putin flexing military might inside a russian navy submersible but some are questioning if he s doing more
no u.s. agency will speak on the record. a pentagon spokes pan s s pan s would be a concern if any country was tampering with internet cables. a spokeswoman says quote, the media is constantly whipping up hysteria trying to make russia look like the aggressor. she says it is not based on facts but assumptions. i know, brian, russia is pushing back but have become the more aggressive in the naval maneuvers recently, is that right? american naval forces says the operational tempo of vladimir putin s submarine force is increasing. russian submarine patrols has risen by 50% in the past year. there was an incident off sweden last year when the swedish navy was looking for a vessel which reported a distress signal in russian language. russians denied it was one of the subs and there is a strong