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In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, wind turbines spin near the Malmstrom Air Force Base missile launch site Alpha-03 in Geyser, Mont., in August 2023. As the nation's energy needs have increased, turbines have grown in size and number, and are being placed closer to the underground silos where Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles are kept ready to fire. The Air Force is concerned that the turbines are making it dangerous for their helicopter crews to fly out to the sites, often flying low and fast, when responding to an alarm at one of the silos. The service is seeking a two nautical mile buffer zone around the sites. (John Turner/U.S. Air Force via AP)

In this image provided by the U.S. Air Force, wind turbines spin near the Malmstrom Air Force Base missile launch site Alpha-03 in Geyser, Mont., in August 2023. As the nation's energy needs have increased, turbines have grown in size and number, and are being placed closer to the underground silos where Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles are kept ready to fire. The Air Force is concerned that the turbines are making it dangerous for their helicopter crews to …

November 7, 2023

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There are hundreds of underground silos spread across the U.S., in Nebraska, Colorado, North Dakota, Montana and Wyoming