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Drone attack on UAE nuclear plant stokes escalation fears

Barakah, the Gulf’s first commercial nuclear power plant, is a central part of the UAE’s strategy to shift from oil to zero-emission energy sources

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France's President Emmanuel Macron speaks during the Tripling Nuclear Energy session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai in 2023

The UAE is investigating a weekend drone attack on its $28 billion Barakah nuclear power plant that could escalate its three-month old conflict with Iran.

Though air defense systems shot down two of the three drones, the third...