Three Drones Hit UAE's $20 Billion Barakah Plant as Ceasefire Frays
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Updated · The Associated Press · May 17
Three Drones Hit UAE's $20 Billion Barakah Plant as Ceasefire Frays
12 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · May 17
Three drones crossed from the Saudi border toward the UAE's Barakah nuclear plant on Sunday; two were intercepted, while the third ignited an electrical generator fire, the IAEA said.
No injuries or radiological release were reported, and the UAE regulator said all four units were operating normally, though one reactor was briefly powered by emergency diesel generators.
The strike was the first on the four-reactor Barakah site, which supplies about a quarter of the UAE's electricity; Abu Dhabi said it was investigating and did not assign blame.
The attack deepened fears that the Iran ceasefire is unraveling, with U.S. and Israeli officials discussing possible renewed strikes and Iran state TV airing on-air displays of wartime readiness.
When a single drone can strike a nuclear plant, is any critical infrastructure truly safe?
Are cheap drones making billion-dollar air defense systems obsolete?