Everyone complains about the weather...
...now we may be doing something about it.
I posted this news link about the creation of a Weather Modification Operations and Research Board back at the end of September.
Well, it looks like it's actually happening.
U.S. Military Wants to Own the Weather
What would a military strategist gain in having an "on-switch" to the weather?
Clearly, it offers the ability to degrade the effectiveness of enemy forces. That could come from flooding an opponent’s encampment or airfield to generating downright downpours that disrupt enemy troop comfort levels. On the flipside, sparking a drought that cuts off fresh water can stir up morale problems for warfighting foes.
Even fooling around with fog and clouds can deny or create concealment - whichever weather manipulation does the needed job.
In this regard, nanotechnology could be utilized to create clouds of tiny smart particles. Atmospherically buoyant, these ultra-small computer particles could navigate themselves to block optical sensors. Alternatively, they might be used to provide an atmospheric electrical potential difference -- a way to precisely aim and time lightning strikes over the enemy’s head - thereby concoct thunderbolts on demand.
Just a wee bit of paranoia to be generated here.
But go and read the article and see one of the best scifi hero names around: "General Lance Lord, Commander, Air Force Space Command"
I posted this news link about the creation of a Weather Modification Operations and Research Board back at the end of September.
Well, it looks like it's actually happening.
U.S. Military Wants to Own the Weather
What would a military strategist gain in having an "on-switch" to the weather?
Clearly, it offers the ability to degrade the effectiveness of enemy forces. That could come from flooding an opponent’s encampment or airfield to generating downright downpours that disrupt enemy troop comfort levels. On the flipside, sparking a drought that cuts off fresh water can stir up morale problems for warfighting foes.
Even fooling around with fog and clouds can deny or create concealment - whichever weather manipulation does the needed job.
In this regard, nanotechnology could be utilized to create clouds of tiny smart particles. Atmospherically buoyant, these ultra-small computer particles could navigate themselves to block optical sensors. Alternatively, they might be used to provide an atmospheric electrical potential difference -- a way to precisely aim and time lightning strikes over the enemy’s head - thereby concoct thunderbolts on demand.
Just a wee bit of paranoia to be generated here.
But go and read the article and see one of the best scifi hero names around: "General Lance Lord, Commander, Air Force Space Command"