The Trump administration just delivered an early Christmas gift to the American people, especially those living on the East Coast and whale lovers.
According to Ministry of Internal Affairs“Effective immediately, leases on all major offshore wind projects under construction in the United States” will be terminated “due to national security risks identified by the War Department in recently completed classified reports.”
“Today’s actions address emerging national security threats, including the rapid development of related adversarial technologies, as well as the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects in close proximity to populated areas on our East Coast,” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said.
“The Trump administration will always prioritize the safety of the American people,” he added.
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Although the Department of War's latest findings remain classified, the U.S. government has long known that “the movement of massive turbine blades and highly reflective towers creates radar interference called 'jamming.' The clutter caused by offshore wind projects obscures legitimate moving targets and creates decoys near wind projects.”
Even under President Joe Biden, a big supporter of offshore wind, Department of Energy warned that “as wind turbines continue to increase in both size and number, they can interfere with radar systems. The clutter created by wind turbines generally increases the likelihood of false alarms being detected by the radar. To suppress this, the radar system will raise the threshold of what is considered a detection and, as a result, may miss real targets.”
Beyond the “clutter” problem, which should not be minimized given the rise of hypersonic missiles, military drones and other new weapons threats, there is a much greater national security threat posed by the United States' bets on offshore wind and other so-called “green” energy sources.
Did you know that the Chinese Communist Party has created a monopoly in manufacturing wind turbine components? As BloombergNEF wind energy partner Christian Dinka succinctly puts it: “Chinese turbine makers are increasingly dominating the global wind energy business.”
Is it wise to spend billions of dollars on wind turbines built in China, our main adversary that seeks to topple the United States as global hegemon? I think not.
And it's not moral. Did you know that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is involved in the use slavery in places like the Democratic Republic of the Congowhere five year old children are forced to mine cobalt in absolutely deplorable conditions?
Actually, all The CCP's wind turbine manufacturing process is rife with egregious human rights violations and environmental degradation. It's no surprise that PDAs dominate the market; it uses modern slavery to keep costs extremely low.
Worse, the very idea of a green America poses serious national security threats. We cannot support our modern lifestyle with energy provided by intermittent wind and solar power.
We cannot remain the world's military superpower if we depend on windmills, solar panels and electric vehicles. And we will surely lose the race for AI supremacy to China if we abandon fossil fuels in favor of CCP-made windmills and solar panels.
Today, wind and solar energy cannot compete with traditional energy sources such as coal and natural gas in terms of energy consumption. availability and reliability.
Fortunately, the current commander-in-chief, unlike his predecessor, understands this.”releasing American energy» is vital to national security.
Instead of playing politics and virtue signaling, President Trump is focused on ensuring Americans have access to abundant, affordable, reliable and clean energy. It's a gift that keeps on giving.
Chris Talgo ([email protected]) is the editorial director of The Heartland Institute.
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