This falls into one of those "you've got to be kidding" categories, but unfortunately they're not: According to this Strategypage.com report, the Natural Resources Defense Council has obtained a court injunction barring the US Navy from using active sonar off the California coast through 2009. No more sub hunting. No more ASW exercises. No more training. And this is not the first time the NRDC has interfered with training exercises - they recently sued over an exercise off Hawaii. (I mean, like, dude, who would ever attack Hawaii?.....)
A few whales will sleep secure in the knowledge that all that noise is gone. So will a few of our enemies.
