AI sovereignty makes data centers strategic targets for cyber operations

Data centers built for frontier AI consume hundreds of megawatts of power and large volumes of cooling water from fixed, known locations, concentrating tens of thousands of graphics processors and high-density equipment in a single building. This physical footprint transforms a nation's AI capability into a target that adversaries can locate, measure, and degrade, making data centers strategic targets for cyber operations. The concentration of AI infrastructure creates new vulnerabilities that directly threaten national AI sovereignty.