SPACE.com -- U.S. Military Wants to Own the Weather

SPACE.com -- U.S. Military Wants to Own the Weather:

Nice info. Good article.

"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.

Perhaps that's too far out for some. But some blue sky thinkers have already looked into these and other scenarios in 'Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning
the Weather in 2025' -- a research paper written by a seven person team o
military officers and presented in 1996 as part of a larger study dubbed Air
Force 2025."