Declassified CIA Files Reveal Cold War Weather Modification Programs – Page 2

An 18 page report discussed expanding investment into atmospheric experimentation and weather related technologies as tensions with the Soviet Union escalated

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Johnson publicly referenced the concept years earlier

Speaking at a commencement address in May 1962 while serving as vice president, Johnson said, “He who controls the weather will control the world. ”

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