Operation Popeye (1967-1972) was a covert weather modification program where the 54th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew over 2,600 cloud-seeding sorties using silver iodide to extend the monsoon season by 30-45 days over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Authorized by Kissinger and the CIA, Defense Secretary Melvin Laird 'categorically denied' the program's existence to Congress. Exposure led to the 1977 UN ban on weather warfare.
The US flew 2,600+ cloud-seeding missions over Vietnam to weaponize the monsoon, while Defense Secretary lied to Congress about it
βMake mud, not war.β
π The Receipts
βοΈ The Record, Side by Side
What they said vs. what the evidence shows
βThe Department of Defense has no program for the modification of weather for use as a tactical weapon.β
β Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird Β· Mar 1972
π They Laughed At Us
βThe Department of Defense has no program for the modification of weather for use as a tactical weapon.β
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