... and there goes wind energy.

[GrobbeeTrull2.0]

Nato alert over wind farms after threat to air defences is revealed - Times Online

Nato has begun an investigation into British findings that wind farms make overflying planes invisible to radar as military chiefs fear a security threat from the rapid spread of the turbines.

The US has been attending tests by Britain’s Air Warfare Centre after it made the surprise discovery that the energy plants create blind spots in air defences.

Renewable energy campaigners have been stung by a spate of last-minute objections from the Ministry of Defence to proposed new wind farms in northeast England and the Scottish Borders.

Nato’s alarm about this potential Achilles’ heel against airborne terrorists or invaders is disclosed in evidence, seen by The Times, for a planning inquiry.

The MoD is now objecting routinely to all wind farms within line of sight of radar stations, irrespective of distance. There is currently no known technical solution.

There's more to read, of course, but it looks like wind energy will be given the axe in large, sweeping farms in the name of "National Security" if this turns out to be true.

Fuck.

[FulorianC]

Solar power makes us unable to see if terrorists are blowing up the sun, therefore we should outlaw it in the name of oil profi... er, national defense.

[Arbitrary]

So you box in a land locked and empty state so a radar deadzone is meaningless

I'm looking at you North Dakota.

[Ninajrr]

Holy shit ass balls that is some dumb shit right there, wow.

[Ronne]

Originally Posted by Arbitrary

I'm looking at you North Dakota.

About time that worthless state started doing something productive.

[Zhaun's_Shade]

Originally Posted by Arbitrary

So you box in a land locked and empty state so a radar deadzone is meaningless

I'm looking at you North Dakota.

This.

Also, can just put the wind farms off the coast of places we don't care if they get blown up. Like California, Mexico and Canada.

[dak]

So producing alternate energy that helps free us from having to kill each other for resources gets in the way of us killing each other for resources?

Win/win

[Astrocreep]

I cant wait til someone blames Bush for this.

[Zhaun's_Shade]

Originally Posted by Astrocreep

I cant wait til someone blames Bush for this.

Well if he didn't cause 9/11 to make us affraid of the terrorists to manipulate us to get behind him on his Christian Crusade against the vile Muslims to wipe them out and steal all their oil... or if he actually succeeded, we wouldn't have this problem!

[Astrocreep]

see!

[dak]

I cant wait til someone blames Bush for this.

If people like Bush had not been in the business of destabilizing the middle east and making them our enemies for the last several decades we wouldn't be needing to scramble for alternative energy supplies so soon.

[AladainAF]

Originally Posted by dak

If people like Bush had not been in the business of destabilizing the middle east and making them our enemies for the last several decades we wouldn't be needing to scramble for alternative energy supplies so soon.

Yes, because the middle east was completely stabalized before people like Bush was around.

WTC 1993, Cole bombings, and Khobar towers bombing did not really happen before Bush. There have not been wars int he middle east for the last few thousand years.

[dak]

last several decades

Reading comprehension is hard.

Here have not been wars int he middle east for the last few thousand years.

Seeing how that's where civilized humanity was when Europeans were still running around untamed forests and caves, you need to give them a little bit of leeway on the ancient wars.

[chaos]

Originally Posted by dak

Seeing how that's where civilized humanity was when Europeans were still running around untamed forests and caves, you need to give them a little bit of leeway on the ancient wars.

Your Darwinist lies poison this conversation, Satanist. Everyone knows the Earth is 3,000 years old and man was created in Alabama.

[Snugglebear]

Originally Posted by chaos

Your Darwinist lies poison this conversation, Satanist. Everyone knows the Earth is 3,000 years old and man was created in Alabama.

Amen. New topic: Upcoming prehistoric action/adventure film "10,000 BC" offends God.