LETTER TO J. HERBERT HOLLOMON FROM LYMAN B.KIRKPATRICK

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Science and Technology
U. S. De st of Commerce
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Assistant cr6 ark y
ar. J. Herbert Hollorn
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on 11 October were combined into one,
by O/Exec Director. (Note: ltr prepared
on 5 Oct was in O/DDCI awaiting signature
when second ltr, prepared 11 Oct,was reed;
consequently, letters combined and changed
for signature Exec Director)
Dear Dr. }=o1lomon:
With further reference to our letter of 22 September, and in
com; line a with your request of 12 pterx ber, we are enc1o izig our
comments On the weather modifltlkUon program of the USSR.
We were somewhat delayed 1* answering the other questions
posesef by your G ? ittee because the background materials sent by
your office did not a re:
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ae
un til G ctober. Our comments on this
l believe this completes the ~.^ "letter. F-~e~r~sver, pd~ease call on us if we requested in reference
be of further assistance.
Sincerely yours',
sl~~ Lyn B. -Xiikpatrick
Lyman B. i irkpatrick
Executive Director
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'met policy over the pstt s&
_ _ _ - .. ~-
as it~relates to flights of b ,s and a
well defit"
tiM
tes cWriT Q over ths without pemis cian. it is
unli Caly that t 1m &mlot attitude will &v viably under pi sent
cold war canditiai> . C umIst China and the European Bloc a ntries
can be meted to fbllm# the Soviet 1"d in aq' negotiations relating
to o' f1fttht fil4" &j%4.m44W_
~l Capability., is .. ~; WyMpt asp may'
: p rbls that they would shoot 4*WA selected
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'ie ' : This fi a report r%Xft the World Jflte gcr1 O zii ,
station to the United 1kttane proposing se"rs]. 1 - rr "tic"
relating to the ateea*ph&ric sciences. Th re acrt is In response
to Resolution 1' $i (XVI), eentit ;ed Intee:msttitmat Cpcpustion in tin
P""fui Ums Of qtr 91400," ww fed by the Genaera . Asa ly of the
United J tions 'm 90 U member 1961. The r lurks deeeels with se:va eel,
aspects of spce 6MIO event and leciwies a spe ifie section an the
atmospheric scie s, wesather Ming, and ed r aeeet i+aeae. MW
to the report ea seises that it is p"ljj"Wy and is not
ink to present a fi*d or final Powma.
The Mftts in reviewing devetiopaests in "outer space," calls
attention to the conisi b] potential offered by artoorojogical
satellites for advaseiug knwledp of t)o nature at atmospheric processes.
As the basis for most of the actions pi s the report states "MID
believes that the full itsti of the new met gEca l date which
can be provided by artificial. saes necessitates an expansion and
resrr*z a nt of the prat system Eby em vitiemal meteorological
o beervatIons are air and end - procedures d damn by MC-
The report Proposed ? "World Weather ; liettch" to ene'vre that each
country will. have mstemelogtcal data. thin %moth er elatollite s and am-
ventieueal ems to met its needs. It proposes world and rem,
centers as the first steps in establishiey the World Weather Witch.
t tshiastaft and eooar are 4.s1gaaateed as rld Centers* e d: *stab____ ant
of a third World Canter In the bra memispbe re is saviesged.
several regieans], Outten we ,i eereed, with the first preferably in
Wsateern ptuopee. Certain funding pqposals axe wee Zlwding the,,
establia nt of a tp1 World West rmd *lab vwAd be used to provide
technical eassistaxwe i'iw the q4mmeAgtift of the per.
r In caeteersideerri
ng
r+e s U.S. ppi of view the proposals
lst to aestse~aw,2 satellitLUte s there seers fIctcars seed
i ,iae-ttons other t tbmw of a pa y scientific zest's which, should
b
tkmm e ecaidered. As zegeessted, we a.teall *=4% m e? mumets larsely to
non*scIentifto ecmeee deeratioees and to the probable Soviet actions
r e s p a e s s e to the 1 pales.
r spaect to military a sis3derstioae it is
ll
ed that w a-ther
kttft bas , reca
bees n withheld by the ire
ant exmay nations In
wing World. ftp I and II. a asts or other
disclosures of weed ettiome *04 forecasts unmr wartime conditionsr~
to Obviously would to ng slid to the eeneer r that wee shell not dwell
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a WO lgoulem of aeathar
ftftmtlAg for so-called "stiowt areas m tMt is, armor ft= tech
icwaae are a
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ab e. Ville asat aatej]jtr at
beset known '12144 t .. t I _ - ant o13 re
nation fpp all"t me"- _'-4000 .mss wjua #1Otl1/tal" m..
It (Mum o ). Fort
l a r w r t t the t fuu co we a iaitr ra att a e ], of its watbar-
~~t. aM all flits f
Li awditioll to UND PO"Um 'e" ~t, o' wa y,
my be a # their use ~# }, t - oer !'2 L tia ;! COIti
Possibility. ,, ShMIA an ONNOW nation l own the 1y rmwUd
migmal
of OW s cb A ig the data read t o is s s ate ns
that nation mt be able to wee this senr
of obtaining i+eeat r daft over per terrritoiy t'rrert O"r apt satellites.
seem to iMiaa re that I* Should ei ntat strict tseln is al. t *l
ever the tom, cf each of Ate' Aatsl].itAtr. Certainly f "ther
investigation is iMiaat , to d.t ;ar ahlthft to . is a real probi a.
The Soviet the ts& Otatem in initiating
t i buts, to at Irtea-oerater bl
Varimm Soviet to berme Leer e U "a" P%PM* tb*Y PM
"Other MOrUm a et in that arms and me expect them to orbit
e- "tsar.; sateJlibr 80 04- The Sorts are awnra" of the mi,itwry
adlant of such a s*telutes alc the entire al+ace ~ and t e-ir ~ to add tr
a s i s o f t h e i r n e w s achiwvemnt w ll, probably Contribute
to a that trtla t or mablae tC*' to ful r to the 1 proposals
Outlined in this rem, Based
u pwt saris, erts33t" or
evasive tactics rather outright rein, to pro eroeeeo now be ' -cr . Such an anti o~~ the
ln~ its that this ,mmm'z'y ups course or action on their
shoal+d ~+ait Smd mptiato dtvoctly ?i th
the Soviets a tl*t than to
which might 3~ us at a elite lass ttoererttaerezrts to the htastilitieesf eyed to the in acre of
-
- save w a
IAWthat b" + ---^"- -
"0 hft ? It erg ttt~. ,.. not cooperate
?_rti saweer or - ? , a~,ea araO.ur Or can be ftund to
satellites and at the lass time ett we vrograft routing to wather
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WEATHER CONTROL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT Uq
i ssu ed' on 4 October 29 62 by the Office off 1WX, 10
e i g e n n e 0 C e t i iigence Agency,) jog. Use
of the Hoop We91her Control Co ttee)
a General By uuat on of Soviet Wea Cor te ~ m The
Soyyet Union has a age and competent weather coofrol reseap d
developments prog ?am. T he Soviet approach consists of eclezWfi0
research.. largely In the area of cloud and prep p ;aeon ph icsa and field
experiments. Modern methods of khoral=W research used to support
the basic sc ienWlc progr't , MeteolVloggjc . ra D planes, and small
Pockets used the e erbne al work0
2 vet ~~~ ?+ a ec f d Achlevem ?~ a o There are no
-indications that the Soviet U on has achieved or is about to a eve any
large scale control of the weather at this time? he greatest Soviet
accomplishment to dare has been in devising techniques to dissipate low
super-ccooled cloud's and fog alld In se .ng up an operational program to
ai ze these techniques to clear air fields in the USSR. Soviet efforts to
Induce precipitation from clouds have be :n simTh r to those of the United
&ates and results have been rather inconclusive. The Soviets have
claimed some success the prevention of bx%il by use of rockete, carry9mg
pyrotechnical devices for producing and dispersing ellvrer-Iodide particles
but the accuracy of the claimed results is questionable.
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dl n;rcdins and II
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3e eve ?? ~o Sm ~~ o With external
axpeat ash cea a Agency for the past Six years has conducted a
Izatan
s ey of the Soviet cloud physics and weather mo
' .cation
s of results were pubUshed in 1958 and 1960 and a
amp repot 13 nearing completion at the presest time. Ka each of
?Og spa
gft&es
met Scientific research cloud
h
ted as Ol1ghtly be
ind that of the United S-aces while $ovict work
radar meteogolo
d weather modification has been judged to b
is ly Qapproxaaely two to five years) bead that of the United Scat
The fact that much of the Soviet work Is classified
conside on An r g at these comparative Stan
ecrecy in this are
does lit
ice has. been
been take:
mewbat our confidence this appraisal.
pig to project these relative standinIto the
?a e is the fact that a weer mo c Son breakthrough is
- - 10 xu4y a sae near ?utmre?
Xe
either the United States or the Soviet U na However
a because of the
effi ous amounts of energy involved in weather processesa such
tyre
e era ~ as e
?
Certain eaeo The Soviet press has carted a number of articles proposing
schemes aimed at Influenckg the weather and climate over substantial
areas. Examples of these schemes are those proposing the d g of
he Bering Strait. the melting of the arctic ice caps and the creation of an
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-.mod sea fm SS.be a by.da g the no va -flowing Ob Rveg,o :
of t bete propoeaflk have been
expeziom Even wig the 3vet Union. le
disagreed or, the p i
PDA
ad Ott that long
de by reptabie p oplea but not by weer
ee Wo be requlwd t o deter x e
of some of their schemes. mere have
woe the effle s of sztph age@e 1e en ee g p jeta
At pro
at the Soviet UUdoi t Intends tot ler ake pro jecst off to Mat V
ttd sae] oe the weer arm cM
5o SovI(st llea?Ave and Fomsgb~e ~L ~Il3~ a? 09 eathsT controzo
oipal ob j Lvea Of bw t work AM the level _ pme
e1-
to ove me the rgavor 9e weather and C at c oor t rm which
gder oe
the auatlrte.? At the PeaseaA tame there aye
C T
d de e
. over ae read,
deleve a aE! A me
ate of the Uiited tateeA
?
met owalotm have
A that
ut a flair degree
,f efr e for m
to Of krrg@w0oae went e ' wnuwaga
loth that they ro use At a flog nvlM
hold atrmp3: t to quee be deve
owl eat
ad-war on
10 also ad otpo~ ~ ty0
SEC TJ
ero' to Mde a such pzojeote wit
An peao
age fm came
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,g ~~,e hogs?sc ewe er Mo wa.21offi =POr al IM
atmftfto ?r duad role's org to y amd m o 1o ea rid
M2cm~Md&e RQ54 AQI?0d'CM~o a T?SQ O gUM (t c
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w1 e e: gadso eq d p m t b d at 903
CIMOSM,
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eel se&T*t wm COMMbote
&gy
qd
d ffi o such mpntte Would be neeful fa Chit wQ (Br>
mad3(p, ?m pnzp*o o
o to Jet. b o m b e r , M-28 t d t h e j z 4 iTp s ? TU 1 4a 402 rc ag,
r kod f M e r a ~o e"M f soma SOVI(St L1900 agg
w a g . GUOSS4 p ei pO e mead azMde a IFO-2 & 1948,9
M?12 sal thc L44 am 10560. th LO- 3, &a W?da a MM-2, Md th iUo4
i 1950; t s ZL?4 from 15'
1988?
-~? t 4t w wgagedfin cloud physics and whew
mcdMcatli
'UGS-k &Z-3 &cS I e of ?puedl Geoph iez, id the II t e of
pheFrIc sio0 M?Ocow; the mom GODY
and the Cep
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SOT pee
Aaro1o
CaR Oboerva:_ _Z7o now M ? t s i W w ? T h e fint two
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tt ee ere s to to AC Academy of SCIMC
der two ?hee toriam are Mder the
P.9
USSR
rate of the Hy -
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eve sites are iwolved to some extent In related research. The p c,pa
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tltu e of Applied Geop adca w
from the former Kahavdfa B Branch
Geo
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eather
the rumsutate of
X43 29Ha 43 37Brm Weather moaft
a tdee have been co id acted at these alter for severd y o The
elevation of the former branch to the Maas of an ~mstftute dLcatet
dncrc ed emphasis on weather control reee m The do .tate has
four laboratories, a high mowtaLn geophysical station and a er
exper.me.
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pe an t sites for 1a ratory and exile rsa work In
modiS eation are located on or near Mt. E
ro under, e
Mourftft
~
field sitea,
1?m The P lamed A-11-Union Clo
~ear~ 1964-0k nn
~ommt c m et ~ ~~ o ~~ M? ~" ~ 0 Since 19 9 v
eteoroll
g100 have pied an AMmUni
n Cloud Years a period of
inteneive research on cads and flog. A res
lto
coaterence stated An p 0 "The taeke of the Year
ern
of the ffon
Lust be aad
of our knowledge of clotdt and ffogs.. for the ft we
perfection of pro,
osd
of c
and then for a ve co
rox over them. o0
Am now scheduled, the Soviet Claud Year will coincide with the nter-
national Quiet Sum Year (2 ) and wdLl thereffore take advantage of the
va ty of world-wide geophysical data supplied by coopereMng natons.
AM lea
g co n rde
Including the United Mates, p to paz cIpate
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simultaneously -- memo is attached as
background.)
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MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
SUBJECT:
Report on Meeting with Hollomon Weather
Control Committee
REFERENCES: (1) Letter from Dr.
Hollomon, Assistant
Secretary for Science and Technology,
U. S. Department of Commerce,
dated 12 September 1962
(2) Letter to Dr. Hollomon from
dated 22 September 1962 Acting DCI
1.
the VtticP n ,,,
me
with committee memb
ours
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p em er
ers Dr.
Thomas F
(USN), and Mr. Frederick L. White F. Malone, Captain Daniel Rex
of the American Geophysical Union aSF). Dr. Malone, President'
Meteorological Society, chaired the meet pas
nt President of the American
g in the absence of Dr. Hollomon.
2. The committee was established at the request of Dr. Jero
and the Department of State to formulate U. S. polic me Weisner
y and to proposals before the United Nations and the World Meteor logic relating
zation
nation for international cooperation in large- oogical Organi-
weather control research,
3. The meeting of the committee with CIA
determine the specific needs of the committee for intelligence was to
to present informally some of CIAts fin g advice and
control research and development. The Cogmrelating ias inntere ere weather to Soviet
obtaining CIA opinion on the followin was in
capabilities in weather control as g questions: (1) What are Soviet
compared with the United States?
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(2) Would the Soviets
(3) What are the gain or lose by cooperation with the United States?
Prospects for Soviet cooperation in such a project?
4. The CIA representatives expressed some informal opinion but
emphasized more detailed information would be presented in an A g e n c y
ncy
letter to be forwarded soon. The no indications that the Soviets have achieved opinions were: ere, to (1) g achieve any
no indications s that
over Soviets weather. There are
modi-
fication research program but it is behind that of the United States; therefore
(2) the USSR would have more to
Program of the type pro gain than the United States in a cooperative
o ion in a posed. (3) The prospects are not
coupe involve a Proposed program because good for full Soviet
w and other over -flights as proposed, the program
Union; (b) it would require fights over the territory of th -fie equipment it o disclosure of Soviet
the Soviet
significance to air defense; Progress diradar and xacr
and(c)itwoulddsclosethe exact
status of Soviet knowledge of weather control tee
will receive elaboration in our reply.-, piques. Thesepoints 5. The committee expressed satisfaction with our approach a
indicated that our opinions would be ver nd
y useful.
I-LUbERT D. WHEELON
Assistant Director
Scientific Intelligence
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ambt ton 25. D. C.
Deputy - 'Yac a e igence ?" Aesietant Directorl5l
Date: 7 nate.j_8 SE.P 962
Dr. J. Herbert
Assistant cr s y
U. S. Depsrtrn nt of Comn er+c it
Science and Teshme1ogy
Dear r. 1io1lona n:
Yo%
foreign
referre
action.
+er at fng our praisal of
a and ingesq* r in Wither trot has been
tinganharic m4 spice sciences group for
indicated Uud ON p u
for a prelinnxinary &acussion of ayrsitlable information and to
learn how his poup can bit star" your needs.
I trust that these arrangements re saRtiafactory and we
can be of assistance.
with members of Your committee at 1000 hours on 26 September
? Fred Whiter of ? your staff and I ade an appointment to =Set
chief of the group. has
s 4, 6
tag-, , 40--/
under stwW for several
pared and forwarded to you
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September 12, 1962
Acting Director
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concerning the feasibility of this and a general recognition
of the possibility of some day doing this can not be excluded.
lessly are aware, there has been considerable speculation
Resolution made explicit reference to exploring the
possibility of large-scale weather control. As you doubt-
approved unanimously by the United Nations. The U.N.
sciences as proposed by President Kennedy last fall and
to an international cooperative effort in the atmospheric
Wiesner, Waterman, Dryden, Cleveland, Brown and myself, as
chairman, to formulate an official position with respect
the Government an Interagency Group consisting of Messrs.
As you may know there has recently been established within
An official statement issued by the American Meteorological
Society emphasized this with the comment:
"Development in recent years have suggested that
limited control of weather and climate may be
scientifically possible."
Against this background, I would be particularly interested
to have your appraisal of U.S.S.R. activities and intentions
in this area. There are three reasons for believing that
this is an appropriate time to make a careful review of this:
1) It is well known within the scientific community
in this country that the Soviet scientists have
been interested in this matter for some time.
For example, after a visit from Professor Eugene
Federov, Director of the Institute of Applied
Geophysics and Scientific Secretary to the Physical
Science section of the Soviet Academy of Science,
Dr. Harry Wexler recalled: "I received a definite
impression that under his direction and stimulation,
Soviet scientists were making broad attacks on the
scientific basis of weather modifications on a
variety of scales."
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2) Among the resolutions adopted at the Sixth All-Union
Called Conferences held in 1959 at the Institute of
Applied Geophysics of the Soviet Union Academy of
Sciences was this statement: "Needed is a more
daring approach directed toward completion of
studies of influencing large-scale meteorological
processes and commands."
3) The draft program of the Soviet communist party
presented to its 22nd Congress last October carried
this statement: "Under the Socialist system of
economy, scientific and technical progress enabled
man to employ the riches and forces of nature both
effectively in the interests of the people, to
discover new types of energy and to create new
material and to develop means of weather control
(emphasis added), and to master outer space."
Since it is essential that our position be prepared within the
next two months, there is some urgency in this matter and I
would appreciate any light that you may be able to shed on
Soviet intentions.
Y H e o
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ER 62 - 6734 - ltr dtd Sept 12 from/Sec'y of Commerce J. Herbert Hollomon
re Interagency Group to formulate official position with respect to International
cooperative effort in the atmospheric sciences proposed by President last Fall -
asks appraisal of USSR activities and intentions in this area.
Executive Director 14 Sept 62