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bombed generator not dam....bombing dams was banned under the Geneva conventions. "According to Article 56 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conv
by jimnotgym 10y ago
bombed generator not dam....bombing dams was banned under the Geneva conventions.
"According to Article 56 of the 1977 Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions, “works or installations containing dangerous forces, namely dams, dikes and nuclear electrical generating stations, shall not be made the object of attack, even when these objects are military objectives, if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population.”
- dmurray 10y agoThat was never ratified by the USA or ISIS, both reserving their right to blow up dams like this one.