Weather weapons: why the atmosphere could become the next geopolitical battleground
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The article discusses concerns that weather modification technology could be used as a geopolitical weapon, following the 2018 floods in Assam, India. Himanta Biswa Sarma, then finance minister of Assam, publicly warned about potential Chinese involvement. The piece suggests that as technology advances, weather control may become a new domain for international conflict.
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Floods in Assam triggered security questions about weather manipulation
In 2018, devastating floods occurred in Assam, India.
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The 2018 Assam floods raised concerns in New Delhi's security corridors about weather control as a geopolitical tool.
South China Morning Post- Floods in Assam triggered security questions about weather manipulation
- Weather control could become a tool of geopolitical pressure
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Loaded language removedWhen devastating floods swept through Assam in northeastern India in 2018, the disaster quickly triggered a troubling question within New Delhi’s security corridors: could control over the weather become a new tool of geopolitical pressure or warfare? As technology advances, could control over the weather become a tool of geopolitical pressure, or even a weapon?
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The 2018 Assam floods raised concerns in New Delhi's security corridors about weather control as a geopolitical tool.
South China Morning PostHimanta Biswa Sarma, then finance minister of Assam, publicly warned about China's potential use of weather weapons.
South China Morning PostControl over weather could become a new tool of geopolitical pressure or warfare as technology advances.
PredictionIn 2018, devastating floods occurred in Assam, India.
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