What is the concern of our NOW PC deterrent Obama commanded ICBM base force ? Weed

No not THAT kind.

F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming, the home of the Air Force's 90th Missile Wing, has a problem. No, it's not missile alert crews caught napping or mishandling of nuclear warheads. It's something more insidious: Silent killers that are infiltrating the base.

In other words, weeds. According to a solicitation issued yesterday, the 90th Missile Wing is looking to eradicate "invasive species" that threaten the Colorado Butterfly Plant, an endangered perennial herb that is found on base. And it needs a few hungry goats to do the job.

The weed-control scheme is supposed to help prevent the Colorado Butterfly Plant from being choked off by Canada thistle, leafy spurge, Dalmatian toadflax, hound's tongue and hoary cress. According to the solicitation, "this situation presents an opportunity to test potential methods for weed control in threatened species habitat for effectiveness, likelihood of adverse impact to sensitive species, and manageability."

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