The US Navy won over environmental organizations

The US Supreme Court has issued a ruling allowing its navy to use submarine detection devices (sonars) during exercises on the California coast, despite protests from environmental organizations. .

With 5 votes in favor and 4 votes against, the US Supreme Court announced that the Navy needed to conduct submarine detection exercises with supersonic transmitting equipment to be able to respond to potential threats.

A fleet of US Navy ships.
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The legal battle between environmental protection organizations and the US military began when the naval anti-submarine forces announced plans to conduct 14 exercises on the California coast from February 2007 to January / 2009, with the help of ultrasonic broadcasting equipment.

The outgoing President George Bush intervened in the controversy and argued that the benefits to national security should be prioritized. Officials under him also claimed there was little evidence that marine life was affected by naval exercises on the California coast for more than 40 years.

A federal court has ordered the US Navy to be cautious when conducting anti-submarine anti-submarine drills. But yesterday the Supreme Court dismissed this protest.

' Public opinion supports the navy to use ultrasound detection equipment during anti-submarine drills. Forcing the navy to use improper measures to detect submarines could damage national interests, 'said US Supreme Court judge John Roberts.

Environmental organizations are concerned that ultrasound can kill whales and many marine mammals. Therefore the ruling is a failure for them.