Dear Shadow Tribe,
I hope this missive finds you dry and clear-headed. Today I want to share a piece of history that proves governments don’t just talk about controlling the weather, they’ve already done it.
Operation Popeye (also called Project Popeye or Sober Popeye) ran from March 1967 to 1972 during the Vietnam War. The U.S. Air Force, backed by the CIA and White House, turned cloud seeding into a tactical weapon.
I hope this missive finds you dry and clear-headed. Today I want to share a piece of history that proves governments don’t just talk about controlling the weather, they’ve already done it.
Operation Popeye (also called Project Popeye or Sober Popeye) ran from March 1967 to 1972 during the Vietnam War. The U.S. Air Force, backed by the CIA and White House, turned cloud seeding into a tactical weapon.
Planes, including WC-130s and RF-4Cs flying out of Thailand, dropped silver iodide and lead iodide flares into moisture-heavy clouds over the Ho Chi Minh Trail. The goal? Extend the monsoon season by 30 to 60 days, turn dirt roads to mud, trigger landslides, wash out river crossings, and bog down North Vietnamese trucks, troops, and supplies heading south.
It worked better than skeptics like to admit. Declassified documents show:
It worked better than skeptics like to admit. Declassified documents show:
- Over 2,600 sorties released around 47,000 flares.
- 82% of clouds dumped rain soon after seeding.
- Rainfall in targeted zones jumped as much 45%.
The Trail became a quagmire for months longer each year, which was exactly what was intended to happen. The cost? Around $15 million. The results? Temporary chaos for the enemy, though they adapted fast with repairs and reroutes. Worth it? Debatable. US still lost the war.
The program stayed buried until 1971 leaks, then exploded in 1972 via Jack Anderson columns and a New York Times article. The Pentagon Papers mentioned it, and 1974 Senate hearings forced full declassification.
The program stayed buried until 1971 leaks, then exploded in 1972 via Jack Anderson columns and a New York Times article. The Pentagon Papers mentioned it, and 1974 Senate hearings forced full declassification.
Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird denied weather warfare to Congress. It turned out he was kept in the dark too. Henry Kissinger and the CIA were behind it, and didn't follow official channels. Outrage led to the 1977 ENMOD Treaty banning hostile environmental modification over wide areas.
Why this matters now
Some laugh off modern weather-modification claims as impossible: HAARP fantasies, chemtrail conspiracies. But Popeye shows it’s not science fiction.
Why this matters now
Some laugh off modern weather-modification claims as impossible: HAARP fantasies, chemtrail conspiracies. But Popeye shows it’s not science fiction.
Governments did seed clouds for war. We know the tech existed then. How much more advanced would it be today?
Cloud seeding still happens today for drought relief or hail suppression. Popeye wasn’t about steering hurricanes or creating storms from nothing. It simply amplified what nature already offered. Still, it crossed a line. Once you prove you can weaponize rain, trust erodes fast.
The technology does exist. It was used 50 years ago. Do you trust government and politicians to not use it for nonferrous reasons today?
Cloud seeding still happens today for drought relief or hail suppression. Popeye wasn’t about steering hurricanes or creating storms from nothing. It simply amplified what nature already offered. Still, it crossed a line. Once you prove you can weaponize rain, trust erodes fast.
The technology does exist. It was used 50 years ago. Do you trust government and politicians to not use it for nonferrous reasons today?
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Cade Sadowlight ☠
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