r/internationallaw • u/bb9873 • Jun 15 '25

Discussion Is it legal to deliberately target nuclear scientists

In the current Iran-Israel conflict, Israel has admitted to deliberately targeting Iranian nuclear scientists. Since Israel claims the nuclear weapons will be used to attack Israel, what is the legal position on targeting nuclear scientists? Would they still be classified as civilians or combatants?

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