Why? Nuclear plants are extremely valuable targets for at least two reasons: 1. Destroying them can cause great environmental damage. People are going to be af

Why? Nuclear plants are extremely valuable targets for at least two reasons: 1. Destroying them can cause great environmental damage. People are going to be afraid of something like intentionally caused Chornobyl, which gives the attacker a lot of leverage. 2. Nuclear plant is a very centralized energy source, which means a huge disruption when one of them is hit. I can't think of any other industrial complex that makes a country that vulnerable in case of a war.