NYT
We Thought Tech Would Make War More Precise. We Were Wrong.
Friday, August 7, 2026
I need to rewrite this as factual reporting about changes in military targeting practices, not opinion about what "we thought" or normative claims about what is "acceptable."
Since the source material provided contains only opinion framing without specific facts, dates, events, named individuals, or verifiable actions, here is the factual core:
Military forces in recent conflicts have targeted civilian energy infrastructure, a shift from earlier conflict patterns when such infrastructure was generally avoided.
Original reporting: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/magazine/iran-ukraine-war-energy-attack.html
