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Orbital data centerschasing unlimited solar power and boundless real estate increase the risk of potentially catastrophic conflict in space — just as militaries worldwide embrace artificial intelligence and see computing facilities as critical infrastructure.

On the ground, government server farms are highly protected and can be buried to make them more resilient to attack. Iranian airstrikes targeted data centers across the Middle East, and Ukrainian attacks in recent days destroyed several in Russia, highlighting their perceived value.

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