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USAF seriously looking at weather modification technology
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| AnotherWay83 |
wow, this stuff's craaaaazzy!
http://www.au.af.mil/au/database/re...sc/96-025ag.htm
Title: [2025] Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025
Subject: Military applications of weather modification in 2025.
Abstract: In 2025 US aerospace forces can "own the weather" by capitalizing on emerging technologies and focusing development of those technologies to warfighting applications. Such a capability offers the warfighter tools to shape the battlespace in ways never before possible. It provides opportunities to impact operations across the full spectrum of conflict and is pertinent to all possible futures. The purpose of this paper is to outline a strategy for the use of a future weather modification system to achieve military objectives rather than to provide a detailed technical road map.
A high risk/high reward endeavor, weather modification offers a dilemma not unlike the splitting of the atom. While some segments of society will always be reluctant to examine controversial issues such as weather modification, the tremendous military capabilities that could result from this field are ignored at our own peril. From enhancing friendly operations or disrupting those of the enemy via small-scale tailoring of natural weather patterns, to complete dominance of global communications and counter-space control, weather modification offers the warfighter a wide range of possible options to defeat or coerce an adversary.
Technology advancements in five major areas are necessary for an integrated weather modification capability: (1) advanced nonlinear modeling techniques, (2) computational capability, (3) information gathering and transmission, (4) a global sensor array, and (5) weather intervention techniques. Some intervention tools exist today and others may be developed and refined in the future.
Current technologies which will mature over the next thirty years will offer anyone who has the necessary resources the ability to modify weather patterns and their corresponding effects, at least on the local scale. Current demographic, economic, and environmental trends will create global stresses that provide the impetus necessary for many countries or groups to turn this weather modification ability into a capability. In the US, weather modification will likely become a part of national security policy with both domestic and international applications. Our government will pursue such a policy, depending on its interests, at various levels. These levels could include: unilateral actions, participation in a security framework such as NATO, membership in an international organization such as the UN, or participation in a coalition. Assuming that in 2025 our national security strategy includes weather modification, its use in our national military strategy will naturally follow. Besides the significant benefits an operational capability would provide, another motivation to pursue weather modification is to deter and counter potential adversaries.
In this paper we show that appropriate application of weather modification can provide battlespace dominance to a degree never before imagined. In the future, such operations will enhance air and space superiority and provide new options for battlespace shaping and battlespace awareness. "The technology is there, waiting for us to pull it all together;" in 2025 we can "Own the Weather."
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there is also an acrobat file available on that page which goes into more detail, its very interesting. |
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| icyhandofcrap |
wow.. look at what they say are the potentials
| quote: | DEGRADE ENEMY FORCES
Precipitation Enhancement
- Flood Lines of Communication
- Reduce PGM/Recce Effectiveness
- Decrease Comfort Level/Morale
Storm Enhancement
- Deny Operations
Precipitation Denial
- Deny Fresh Water
- Induce Drought
Space Weather
- Disrupt Communications/Radar
- Disable/Destroy Space Assets
Fog and Cloud Removal
- Deny Concealment
- Increase Vulnerability to PGM/Recce
Detect Hostile Weather Activities
ENHANCE FRIENDLY FORCES
Precipitation Avoidance
- Maintain/Improve LOC
- Maintain Visibility
- Maintain Comfort Level/Morale
Storm Modification
- Choose Battlespace Environment
Space Weather
- Improve Communication Reliability
- Intercept Enemy Transmissions
- Revitalize Space Assets
Fog and Cloud Generation
- Increase Concealment
Fog and Cloud Removal
- Maintain Airfield Operations
- Enhance PGM Effectiveness
Defend against Enemy Capabilities |
storm enhancement eh?
i want to see controlled tornados and lightning storms.. that would be awesome :p |
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| Cal |
Thats ed up
What about controlling weather to HELP people, like when there are droughts? Or stopping tornadoes and hurricanes?
ing warmongers |
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| icyhandofcrap |
| quote: | Originally posted by Cal
Thats ed up
What about controlling weather to HELP people, like when there are droughts? Or stopping tornadoes and hurricanes?
ing warmongers |
hmm good idea too. although many military innovations tend to reused for civilian benefits. we'll see. |
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| Yoepus |
supposedly Mr. Tesla was rumored to have create such a "storm machine" 80 years ago.
About time the military caught up;)
Guess in the future the UN will be deciding whether the US can "flood" a nation, or just put sanctions on it:D |
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| Lover Boy |
| Looks likes Mr Bush has spent too much time playing Red Alert 2 and not enough talking to Professor Liebstrom, UK fans of 2DTV will understand. |
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| biznology |
well thats just fantastic!
who cares about war OR helping people when the act of influencing the weather to a non-natural degree will just likely destroy any natural climate controls we still already havent ed over| |
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| MisterOpus1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by biznology
well thats just fantastic!
who cares about war OR helping people when the act of influencing the weather to a non-natural degree will just likely destroy any natural climate controls we still already havent ed over| |
Or to take it one step further, who cares about possibly helping out those countries and regions suffering from hunger and drought. Let's use it to f$ck up our enemies!
Yea war! |
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| smokeape |
Can we get a typhoon headed towards North Korea? Two or three in a row maybe?
BWAHAHHAAA!
[[[smoke]]] |
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| occrider |
*yawn*
Another proposed theory that will likely never develop into something worthwile. But at any which rate, I'm not sure why people are complaining ... obviously weather control is not seen as something that is a worthwile/profitable industry by private markets, therefore people should be glad that outside private institutions have taken an interest which may provide some benefits to society. More likely than not, the money is going to be wasted on unsuccessful test experiements anyway ... |
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| DrUg_Tit0 |
| Well, every new technology is usually used for armed forces first, and it's only after that that the civilians get their hands upon it. Eventuallly, though, it probably will be adopted for civilian use, and then I guess we'll be able to make weather control centers and see our planets produce 4 extra food icons. |
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| St_Andrew |
| wow that would be really coool :D could do a lot of help actually, donno about the long term consequencies though, may be bad to too much with nature =/ |
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