British energy at risk as experts warn offshore wind farms could become targets of sabotage
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Offshore wind farms could be targeted by drones and cable sabotage, with reports of "reconnaissance" activities already taking place in the North Sea, experts have warned.
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The UK is only in the "foothills" of thinking about the national security risks around the offshore wind sector and low carbon technology, from cyber and physical attacks to reliance on Chinese technology, analysts said.
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There have been no major incidents of sabotage in the North Sea, where oil and gas infrastructure is also at risk of being targeted.
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But measures are needed to ensure that the growing energy sector in the North Sea is resilient to security threats.
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