Urbicide refers to the deliberate destruction of cities and urban areas. It has taken many forms throughout history, from nuclear bombing to ethnic cleansing. Urbicide often requires extensive planning and dehumanization of target populations. It aims to annihilate not just people but symbolic places and urban infrastructure. Modern urbicide is increasingly asymmetric, using everyday technologies to forcibly disconnect populations. It is also legitimized through a militarized popular culture that glorifies destruction. However, cities are remarkably resilient, with urban areas often reconstructed even outside of conflict. Efforts should resist redesigning cities solely for security and instead focus on constructing inclusive global civil societies.