Accession Number:
ADA023878
Title:
Weather Modification as a Weapon of War.
Descriptive Note:
Student essay,
Corporate Author:
ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1975-10-17
Pagination or Media Count:
25.0
Abstract:
The basic question addressed in this paper is whether or not weather modification can be used as a weapon of war. Possible tactical and strategic uses of weather modification were examined. The national security implications and arguments for and against a ban on weather war were discussed. Data was gathered using a literature search, and by writing letters to organizations and individuals connected with weather modification efforts. Although US weather modification efforts are disorganized, weather modification has great potential as a weapon of war. The advantages of a ban on weather war outweigh the disadvantages because of its horrendous destructive potential. Weather war should be banned, but weather modification research should continue under a central agency because of the beneficial, peaceful applications. Author
Descriptors:
- *WARFARE
- *WEATHER MODIFICATION
- MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES)
- USSR
- ENVIRONMENTS
- MILITARY FORCES(FOREIGN)
- FEASIBILITY STUDIES
- WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS
- CLIMATE
- LETHALITY
- STRATEGIC WARFARE
- TREATIES
- GEOPHYSICS
- TACTICAL WARFARE
- INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- ADVANCED WEAPONS
- WAR POTENTIAL
- SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
Subject Categories:
- Meteorology
- Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics