'National security risks': Trump pulls plug on wind projects that elevate threat to Americans * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
It seems that multiple reports have confirmed that those massive wind turbine blades used in offshore energy projects interfere with American radar programs that watch for approaching threats.
They create “clutter” and actually can obscure legitimate threats.
In fact, a 2024 Department of Energy report, under Joe Biden, found while the radar threshold for false alarm detection can be increased to filter some of those anomalous signals from those waving blades, radar systems still can “miss” actual targets.
Given those threat possibilities, the Trump administration has moved to suspend work on several of those huge turbine installation schemes, as they are documented to provide a threat to national security.
A report at Fox News explains the Department of the Interior confirmed leases for all large-scale offshore wind projects are being paused.
The DOI confirmed the effort is to reduce “national security risks” that have been identified by the Department of War, including the conclusions from several “classified reports.”
The goal is to give the federal government’s multiple involved agencies, leaseholders and state partners time to “assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects.”
Doug Burgum, secretary of the Interior, said, “The prime duty of the United States government is to protect the American people.”
NEW: The Trump admin just ordered all offshore wind projects to halt construction over national security concerns. The order impacts 5 projects being built.
Biden permitted 11 offshore wind projects overall. Now, just one remains fully constructed—and it powers just 70k homes. pic.twitter.com/mCbyT30PcW
— Thomas Catenacci (@ThomasCatenacci) December 22, 2025
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration is making a major move to pause all large-scale offshore wind projects, citing national security concerns.
“The prime duty of the United States government is to protect the American people,” Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said. pic.twitter.com/bsCC2HX3IG
— Fox News (@FoxNews) December 22, 2025
Trump admin pausing all off shore wind project construction due to national security concernshttps://t.co/xZyHpok5jI
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) December 22, 2025
Burgum continued, “Today’s action addresses emerging national security risks, including the rapid evolution of the relevant adversary technologies, and the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our east coast population centers. The Trump administration will always prioritize the security of the American people.”
The projects impacted immediate include Vineyard Wind1, Revolution Wind, CVOW, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind.
The Washington Examiner pointed out the projects all had federal permits and were in various stages of construction.
The concerns were that the flapping blades and the highly reflective towers holding them caused that “clutter” in radar systems and would obscure real threats as well as generate “false targets.”
Bob Unruh