Why Data Centers Have Become Targets in War

08 March, 2026, 11:10 am

Last modified: 08 March, 2026, 11:11 am

Why Data Centers Have Become Targets in War

08 March, 2026, 11:10 am

Last modified: 08 March, 2026, 11:11 am

In conventional wars, the main targets are usually military bases or oil fields. But the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Iran and Israel-the United States has opened a new dimension of warfare. On March 1, Iran's drone attack on an Amazon or AWS (Amazon Web Services) data center in the United Arab Emirates confronted the world with a harsh new reality.

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