UAE redesigns 5GW AI campus with bunkers and air defenses after Iranian strikes on Gulf cloud facilities
mark_k · x · 2026-09-12
Per Reuters, after Iranian strikes damaged cloud facilities in the Gulf, the UAE is redesigning its planned 5-gigawatt AI campus with distributed locations, underground facilities, blast-resistant concrete, electronic jamming, and dedicated air defenses. The author notes such physical protection may soon be needed well beyond war zones.
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