Drone Strikes Perimeter of First Arab Nuclear Plant Barakah (xataka.com)
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- Drone hit Barakah external generator; no radioactive leak.
- Three drones breached air defenses; one reached target.
- UAE blames Iran amid ongoing war with US and Israel.
- Barakah supplies 25% of UAE electricity; attack underscores vulnerability.
"A drone struck the perimeter of the Barakah nuclear power plant in the UAE, causing a fire in the external generator area. No radioactive release occurred. The attack happened amid the Iran-US-Israel war. Three drones approached from the west; one hit its target despite air defenses. The UAE accuses Iran or its proxies. The incident marks the first time a civil nuclear facility in the Arab world has been attacked, raising new security concerns about cheap drone threats to critical infrastructure."
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