German army stops wind turbines as security threat

BERLIN (Reuters) – The German army has identified a series of wind park projects as a threat to national security and blocked investments worth 1.5 billion euros because it fears spinning wind turbines will interfere with its radar systems.

The Bundeswehr has launched an investigation into the impact of the wind turbines planned for northern Germany’s coastal area amid concerns they could compromise air defense — because they could in theory provide a shield for enemy aircraft.

But German environmentalists and the renewable energy agency dismissed their objections, saying the military should modernize their radar instead of blocking the renewable energy projects — especially 20 years after the end of the Cold War.

Reuters