TITLE: WEA T IIER MOD IF lCA TIONTYPE OF EFFORT: S&TPROPOSED
BY: Code C2741 (Warhead Development Branch) NAWCWPNS,China Lake, CA
93555-6001CAPABILITY & USES: (1) To impede or deny the movement
of personneland material because of rains-floods,
snow-blizzards,etc.(2) To disrupt economy due to the effect of
floods,
droughts, etc.TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION: By way of background.
weather modificationwas used successfully in V iet Nam to (among
other things) hinder and impedethe movement of personnel and
material from North Viet Nam to South VietNam. Since that time
military research on Weather Modification has dwindledin the United
States but not necessarily in the Soviet Union (Russia).Commercial
weather modification is an active industry.The approach of this
proposal is to (1) determ ine the current state-of-the-art
technology in weather modification; (2) determine the applicability
ofcurrent weather modification techniques and devices to military
applicationand utiJization; and (3) generate a E&MD Program
Planes) to modify (ordevelop as necessary) weather modification
techniques and devices suitablefor military application. Current
industrial techniques and devices are notlikely to be suitable for
m ilitary application or meet military requirements.The successful
completion of the proposed effort and the follow-onE&MD program
(s). will give the U.S. military a viable, state-of-the-art
weathermodification capability again.RISK & LIMIT A TIONS: The
risk is low in that this initial proposed studyeffort/investigation
and its assumed E&MD follow-on involve the modificationof
commercial techniques and devices to meet m ilitary applications
and notthe development of new technology.The application of weather
modification requires suitablemeteorological conditions and,
therefor, has that operational lim itation.I know ot no
countermeasures.PROjECT PLAN:
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I&....Lahor/Overhead d' 1 ,. ~y, $170 KJ II O:J 1 \Tra ve I o
TT 10 K1\.M ateri al s/Equi pment 8K 10 KContracts Af\V 50 K.., v
"'-TOTALS 4;:').,1 v- I $240 K I"P....I.
PROJECT COST BY FiSCAL YEARS:
ORGANIZATIONAL CONTACT:James A. Weeks. Code C2741, NAWCWPNS.
China Lake, CA 93555-6001Phone (6i9) 939-7701; DSN 437-7701; FAX
(619) 939.7708
