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The Cloud Is a Battlefield, and You're Enlisted

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The Drey Dossier
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Mar 9, 2026
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Summary

On March 1st, 2026, Iranian drones hit three Amazon data centers in the Gulf. These were not military installations. They were commercial server buildings processing bank transactions, hospital records, and the daily logistics of millions of civilian lives.Those same buildings were also running the Pentagon's AI. The host governments didn't know. The customers didn't know. The communities living next to them didn't know. And under international humanitarian law, the moment classified military workloads moved in, every one of those buildings became a legitimate target.This is what modern warfare actually looks like. And the same infrastructure is already going up in your backyard.Substack: thedreydossier.substack.comFollow me on TikTok: / thedreydossier Instagram: / thedreydossierIndependent journalism only exists if people can actually see it, so if this connected some dots, share it with someone. Thanks for being here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices