International humanitarian law (IHL), codified primarily in the four Geneva Conventions (1949) and their Additional Protocols (1977), prohibits attacks on civilian objects including power plants, water systems, and civilian transport infrastructure. Additional Protocol I, Article 52 defines protected civilian objects; Article 54 prohibits attacking objects indispensable to civilian survival; Article 56 prohibits attacking installations containing dangerous forces, including power dams and power stations. The International Criminal Court Statute (Rome Statute, Article 25) includes incitement to commit war crimes as a form of individual criminal responsibility. A head of state who publicly threatens to destroy civilian power plants and bridges as a military strategy may create a record of expressed intent relevant to future war crimes accountability. The threat must be assessed against whether the targets could qualify as military objectives under the circumstances.