AF2025 v3c15-1 | Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning... | (Ch 1)

AF2025 v3c15-1 | Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning... | (Ch 1)

Disclaimer

2025 is a study designed to comply with a directive from the chief of staff of the Air Force to examine the concepts, capabilities, and technologies the United States will require to remain the dominant air and space force in the future. Presented on 17 June 1996, this report was produced in the Department of Defense school environment of academic freedom and in the interest of advancing concepts related to national defense. The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United States Air Force, Department of Defense, or the United States government.

This report contains fictional representations of future situations/scenarios. Any similarities to real people or events, other than those specifically cited, are unintentional and are for purposes of illustration only.

This publication has been reviewed by security and policy review authorities, is unclassified, and is cleared for public release.

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Contents

Chapter

Disclaimer
Illustrations
Tables
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary

1. Introduction
2. Required Capability
• Why Would We Want to Mess with the Weather?
• What Do We Mean by "Weather-modification"?
3. System Description
• The Global Weather Network
• Applying Weather-modification to Military Operations
4. Concept of Operations
• Precipitation
• Fog
• Storms
• Exploitation of "NearSpace" for Space Control
• Opportunities Afforded by Space Weather-modification
• Communications Dominance via Ionospheric Modification........../////.........follow on the site