Sweden drops plans for 13 wind farms, citing security concerns

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This week, Sweden announced it was nixing plans for 13 offshore wind farms. Defense Minister Pål Jonson said Monday that the wind farms presented a security risk. In fact, he said, they could drop Sweden’s reaction time to potential Russian missile strikes. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Magnus Christiansson, a senior lecturer at the Swedish Defence University.

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