Declassified CIA Files Reveal Cold War Weather Modification Programs

The Cold War programs were real.

Project Stormfury and Project Popeye are part of the public historical record.

Cloud seeding itself remains a legitimate scientific practice in limited forms today in some regions seeking rainfall enhancement.

But there is no publicly verified evidence supporting claims of an active secret nationwide poisoning program involving commercial airliners.

The resurfaced CIA documents show America explored weather manipulation as part of Cold War scientific competition and military strategy.