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Why Satellites Fail — and How to Protect Them

This exclusive Cogs of War interview is with Jean-François Morizur, the CEO and founder of Cailabs, a French company focused on ground-to-satellite laser optical communications. As satellites play a more critical and contested role than ever in global and defense communications, we asked him to share his thoughts on the emerging satellite-protection industry and growing a deep-tech company.In popular techno-thrillers, major conflicts often begin with a sudden satellite-driven communications blackout. Which real-world capabilities now exist that make such scenarios plausible, and which threats are still more speculative than operational?There certainly exist ways to cut people off from the internet — by cutting undersea cables

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