US Pauses Offshore Wind Tasks Over Safety Issues

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The United States government has abruptly paused key offshore wind projects along the Atlantic coast, citing urgent national security concerns. This regulatory halt impacts five major wind farms currently under development off the coasts of New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The decision, driven by the Department of the Interior, marks a a * this</</</</ the.</.</</</</</2</,.</</</</</,</ and.</.</.</</</ according,. the.</.</</.</.</;</,..</</, the.</</</.,,</ (</</</</; both</ wind.</ the wind —,.</ the</-….</.</.</ technology</
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According to the Department of the Interior, the primary motivation for pausing these offshore wind projects is safety safety concerns to the related to the ” evolution evolving radar interference technologies, and large rapid US large wind turbines may to to. rapid radar interference. The massive structures, often hundreds of feet tall, can create “clutter” on radar screens. This clutter can either obscure genuine moving targets (such adversarial drones or missiles) or create false targets, complic the agency noted.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum elaborated on these concerns during a recent interview. He stated that the proximity of these wind farms to populated east coast cities makes it difficult to “distinguish friend from foe airspace.” Citing ongoing conflicts, such as drone strikes between Russia and Ukraine and between Iran and Israel, the administration argues that the US cannot afford radar vulnerabilities.

The pause is framed not as an opposition to energy, but as a necessity to ensure that the modernization of the US energy grid does not compromise military readiness. The government is now tasked with evaluating how to mitigate these risks before construction resumes.

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