Coverage dated November 6, 2023

The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines

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While the turbines are an energy windfall for nearby communities, they pose a threat to aircraft near the sites.

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  1. 12News Phoenix

    The Air Force asks Congress to protect its nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines (opens 12News Phoenix)

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    While the turbines are an energy windfall for nearby communities, they pose a threat to aircraft near the sites.

  2. Military.com

    Air Force Asks Congress to Protect its Nuclear Launch Sites from Encroaching Wind Turbines (opens Military.com)

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    The Air Force is asking Congress to restrict further construction of the towering wind turbines that have edged closer to its nuclear missile sites in Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado.

  3. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Air Force asks Congress to protect nuclear launch sites from wind turbines (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But the service is now asking Congress to help with another unexpected danger: towering wind turbines, which are growing in number an…

  4. Bismarck Tribune

    Air Force asks Congress to protect nuclear launch sites from encroaching wind turbines (opens Bismarck Tribune)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force's vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But the service

  5. Military Times

    Air Force asks Congress to shield nuclear launch sites from wind power (opens Military Times)

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    There are hundreds of underground silos spread across the U.S., in Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming.

  6. Fox News

    US Air Force seeks congressional support to protect nuclear missiles from wind turbines (opens Fox News)

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    The U.S. Air Force is facing an unexpected challenge related to the growing number and size of wind turbines near its underground nuclear missile silos, officials say.

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