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The Times February 4, 2008
'Wind farms ‘a threat to national security’
In a wide-ranging exclusive, The Times reported the results of MOD resaerch which showed that there is a radar shadow above windfarms:
Giving evidence to a planning inquiry last October, a senior MoD expert said that the turbines create a hole in radar coverage so that aircraft flying overhead are not detectable. In written evidence, Squadron Leader Chris Breedon said: “This obscuration occurs regardless of the height of the aircraft, of the radar and of the turbine.” He described the discovery as alarming. The findings were the result of trials carried out in 2004 and 2005 but the MoD appears to have toughened its stance more recently. It now objects to almost all wind farms in the line of sight of its radar stations.
This theme was covered in the major headline on the front page, a two-page, two article spread and a leading article
For convenience all four articles can be found at Times Radar 2