Pentagon To Launch Blimps To Guard Against Cruise Missiles

Above, a Goodyear blimp in Carson, California. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

An article caught my attention (and a friend will find this interesting as well).

CBS News reported:

THE PENTAGON -- The Pentagon has discovered a gap in the defenses of Washington, D.C., and it's about to test a solution. 

But depending on your point of view, the solution is either vital for national security or a threat to American privacy. 

Starting this fall, two blimps will float at 10,000 feet over the Army's Aberdeen Proving Ground in Maryland in an attempt to develop a defense for the nation's capital against cruise missiles fired from ships offshore.

My friend is a blimp fan and he'd love to see a lot of blimps floating around. Maybe the Pentagon will accommodate him?

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