It's nice to see Europeans actually getting serious about their security even if it costs them a little money.
Sweden cancels planned windfarms that would have interfered with military radar
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/11/11/why-sweden-nixed-new-wind-farms-for-fear-of-missing-russian-missiles/
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Doesn't Sweden have like infinite wilderness? Why would they be building windfarms on water?!
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Wind is stronger and more reliable over el océano
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My guess is it's too hard to put them in forests. They'd have to be taller than the trees.
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Sweden has a military? What do they fight?
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They've been starting to rebuild in recent years because the Russians keep making really crude threats about how they're going to invade. Especially the island of Gotland. At least they seem to be moving in the right direction, unlike countries like Germany.
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Ahem, Sweden had one of the best cold-war fighters ackshuallie...
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