CIA's Weather Manipulation: The Declassified Files Stirring New Controversy

Declassified records from the Central Intelligence Agency have detailed historic American plans to manipulate weather patterns. The documents, which were declassified in 2003 and placed into public archives, discuss the controversial topic of weather modification. This involved launching rockets or using aircraft to disperse chemicals into the atmosphere to alter local storm systems and regional climate conditions.

The 18-page report includes documents from 1965 discussing the need for increased funding for weather modification projects. Though the specific chemicals utilized in early experiments were not identified in the memos, federal funding for the secret initiative was scheduled to quadruple by 1967. That was the same year the United States began dispersing substances over Vietnam to trigger heavy rains, flooding, and landslides.

The resurfaced report has fueled ongoing debate across digital platforms regarding historical military programs. One post on X claimed: "The CIA has been poisoning the sky and controlling the weather since 1965! " Included within the 18-page dossier is a letter from United States President Lyndon B.