Should the Defence Secretary publicly disclose Russian submarine operations?

Three Russian submarines, including an Akula-class attack submarine and two from Russia's GUGI deep-sea unit, conducted a month-long covert operation over critical undersea cables and pipelines north of the UK in the North Atlantic. UK forces, using a Royal Navy warship and RAF P-8 aircraft, tracked and deterred them, forcing withdrawal with no evidence of damage. Defence Secretary John Healey publicly disclosed the activity today to warn Russia of serious consequences for any sabotage attempts on this vital data and energy infrastructure.