***********HAARP patent, SBX-1, weather control, CSPAN testimonials, etc...

  http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/hpm.htm
Non-nuclear EMP

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Eastlund

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1118951 - this requires SMIL player

http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=4686605.PN.&OS=PN/4686605&RS=PN/4686605

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United States Patent	4,686,605
Eastlund	August 11, 1987

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Method and apparatus for altering a region in the earth's atmosphere, ionosphere, and/or magnetosphere

Abstract A method and apparatus for altering at least one selected region which normally exists above the earth's surface. The region is excited by electron cyclotron resonance heating to thereby increase its charged particle density. In one embodiment, circularly polarized electromagnetic radiation is transmitted upward in a direction substantially parallel to and along a field line which extends through the region of plasma to be altered. The radiation is transmitted at a frequency which excites electron cyclotron resonance to heat and accelerate the charged particles. This increase in energy can cause ionization of neutral particles which are then absorbed as part of the region thereby increasing the charged particle density of the region.

 This invention has a phenomenal variety of possible ramifications and potential future developments. As alluded to earlier, missile or aircraft destruction, deflection, or confusion could result, particularly when relativistic particles are employed. Also, large regions of the atmosphere could be lifted to an unexpectedly high altitude so that missiles encounter unexpected and unplanned drag forces with resultant destruction or deflection of same.

Weather modification is possible by, for example, altering upper atmosphere wind patterns or altering solar absorption patterns by constructing one or more plumes of atmospheric particles which will act as a lens or focusing device." (find on page 'weather')




Navy SBX-1

CSPAN recorded committee testimony verbalizing the implications of the research noted above.

Would a space elevator's magnets have a negligible affect on the ionosphere?(looks at HAARP studies)