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Nations eye weather manipulation tech as potential geopolitical weapon

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Nations are increasingly concerned about the potential for weather manipulation technologies to be used as geopolitical tools or weapons. China's expansion of artificial rainfall capabilities, covering a vast area, has raised national security alarms in India, particularly after devastating floods in Assam. Experts like Sarma have voiced concerns about the significant downstream effects of such large-scale atmospheric manipulation, highlighting the growing tension around weather control as a potential new frontier in international rivalries. AI

IMPACT Potential for weather manipulation technologies to be weaponized could reshape geopolitical strategies and international relations.

RANK_REASON The article discusses geopolitical concerns and potential future uses of weather manipulation technology, rather than a specific event like a release, funding, or regulatory action.

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Nations eye weather manipulation tech as potential geopolitical weapon

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Khushboo Razdan ·

    Weather weapons: why the atmosphere could become the next geopolitical battleground

    When 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, coul…

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