Covert WEATHER CONTROL in the Vietnam WAR

Operation Popeye was a highly classified weather modification program conducted by the United States military during the Vietnam War. The program's goal was to extend the monsoon season in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, which would make the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a major supply route for the North Vietnamese Army, more difficult to use.

Starting in 1966, the program involved flying aircraft over targeted areas and seeding the clouds with silver iodide, which would trigger rainfall. The program was highly successful, and it extended the monsoon season by as much as 30 to 45 days. The increased rainfall led to landslides, mudslides, and flooding, which impeded the North Vietnamese Army's ability to transport troops, weapons, and supplies along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.

However, the program was also highly controversial. Critics argued that weather modification was an unethical form of warfare and that the program caused significant environmental damage. The program was eventually exposed by investigative journalists and became the subject of congressional hearings. In 1978, the United Nations passed a resolution that condemned the use of weather modification for military purposes.