Great post, thanks for detailing your firsthand account. I've heard talk of lasers being used in weather modification which would be fascinating if true.Weather modification is absolutely real
Normally referred to as geo-engineering now
There are various systems & methods that were developed over decades
Ground based systems - satellite platforms - aircraft that can directly alter cloud composition - older patents feature ship based designs that create chemical laced updrafts
i had exactly one (1) direct interaction with the HAARP site in AK while in the AF
Their website at that time was ".mil" and openly listed offensive capabilities they could employ. - so that site is enormous - over 200 antenna type devices - its called a research facility now but you CAN use it to heat large swaths of the atmosphere & ocean as well
It can disrupt / EMP a ground based target and radically alter the electrical properties of the atmosphere -
Russia and China have similar sites
China openly bragged about artificially manipulating the weather when they had the Olympics
I can totally understand why it would sound strange to anyone who hasn't considered the idea
Military technology inherently features operating systems that people just don't know about -- directed energy weapons would be another operational, non-classified weapon type that many ppl would still consider "far fetched" ?
Then you have actual classified weapons or classified varieties of weapons - and that includes various compartmentalized levels of secrecy
THEN there's stuff in development or low rate initial production
and finally - more concept level systems that are IR&D or possibly DARPA research
Point is - it shouldn't surprise anyone that capabilities exist that you've never heard of
There's definitely a portfolio of weapons - defensive systems - electronic / electromagnetic / nanotechnology and neurological based weapons on line - and at the disposal of our CINC and Sevices
I have provided extensive links in the global climate change thread if anyone wants to see - those are all public facing / objective sources
US Patents are a good place to start if you're genuinely interested in getting an overview of some of the things developed over time -
That's an inherently reliable source that includes an abstract/overview - design blueprints or electronic schematics and details regarding various methods of deployment- including possible chemicals used and their effects
I will respond a second time below this post to provide a list of US patents that go back to the 1950's -- all related to various methods of weather modification
On a side note I'm quite amazed with the science deniers we have responding to this thread.