Dangerous forces: the protection of nuclear power plants in armed conflict

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   Additional Protocol I Article 56 expressly protects nuclear electrical generating stations under specified conditions, so its text cannot automatically be applied to the enrichment and conversion sites struck in Operation Midnight Hammer; ICRC Rule 42 practice and general proportionality and precaution rules nevertheless require particular care where radioactive release could cause severe civilian or environmental harm, while the IAEA reported no increased off-site radiation after these strikes.

   Article 56 and Rule 42 practice; IAEA June 22 update

   Nuclear-site strikes trigger dangerous-forces and environmental-risk scrutiny · IAEA reported no increased off-site radiation June 22; special-protection scope remains disputed