infrastructure

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Under international law, the military is allowed to strike civilian power plants and other key infrastructure only if it contributes to a military operation and civilian harm is minimized.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The U.S. military struck Iraq’s electrical infrastructure during the 1991 Persian Gulf War to undermine the adversary’s ability to command its forces and operate its air defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But it is still building the infrastructure for strategic and long-term community organizing.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Since the 2000s the city's planners have been preoccupied with building more utilitarian infrastructure, with new sea bridges and coastal roads, radically transforming how the city looks today.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

A contractor by trade, he focused on commercial infrastructure projects, like plumbing and heating; he was a Republican, like most of the legislators, but a moderate one.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel