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Civilian nuclear power facilities, which are protected objects under IHL. Attacking nuclear installations risks catastrophic radiological contamination of surrounding civilian populations and the environment.

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Updated April 5, 2026 Foreign Policy & War
War Crime / Crime Against Humanity Ongoing

Repeated Strikes Near Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant Risk Radioactive Catastrophe

Repeated strikes near Bushehr nuclear power plant violate Additional Protocol I Article 56's specific protection of nuclear electrical generating stations. Even without a radiation release, strikes on or near an active nuclear reactor in a city of 250,000 constitute reckless endangerment of the civilian population and violate the prohibition on disproportionate attacks under Rome Statute Article 8(2)(b)(iv).

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