HAARP: The U.S. Military's Plans to Alter The Northern Ionosphere The U.S.

government is constructing a military radio physics research facili ty in a remote part of Alaska. The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) will enhance the U.S. military's long-range radio communications and surveillance by injecting hi gh-frequency radio energy into the fluctuating ionosphere, 50 to 800 kilometres above the earth. Although HAARP's use of high-frequency radio energy or "heat" into the ionos phere could have serious global repercussions, no concrete knowledge exists abou t the impact of these enormous amounts of energy being injected into the upper a tmosphere. Rather, HAARP is an on-going experiment designed to modify and manage the ionosphere to suit military purposes without serious consideration about th e consequences. The high-frequency radio waves will then create enormous extremely low frequ ency (ELF) virtual antennas. ELF radio waves will enable the U.S. Air Force and Navy to communicate with submerged submarines and distinguish nuclear warheads f rom decoys. In addition, the HAARP facility, when complete, will contain a large array of sensing and analysis systems, clustered around an ionosheric research instrument (IRI). The IRI will be able to temporarily modify portions of the upp er atmosphere by heating the atmosphere's electrons with beams of powerful highfrequency radio energy. Heating regions of the lower and upper ionosphere forms virtual "lenses" and "mirrors" that can reflect a broad range of radio frequenci es for detecting stealth missiles and aircraft. One environmental study by the U.S. Air Force has found that IRI transmissio ns can raise the internal body temperature of nearby people, ignite road flares in the trunks of cars, detonate aerial munitions and scramble aircraft communica tions and flight-control systems (this explains the high fence designed to keep visitors away from the low-angle beams). It would also have the potential to dis rupt human mental processes, interfere with wildlife migration patterns, and neg atively affect the earth's upper atmosphere. HAARP also has weather manipulation capability. For instance, differential h eating of specific areas of the atmosphere could cause local adverse weather con ditions such as floods, droughts or sea squalls, all of which could offer a mili tary tactical advantage. In addition, in the spring of 1993, the Federal Aviatio n Administration (FAA) began to advise commercial pilots on how to avoid the lar ge amount of intentional (and some unintentional) radiation that HAARP would gen erate. The HAARP Research Program remains an extremely low-profile project in the U .S. and Canada. Alaskan state officials have not even been briefed about the pro ject. HAARP officials are satisfied with the military capability of their "weapo n," yet seem unaware and uninformed of the potentially devastating effects of th eir research. Professor Alfred Wong, a HAARP researcher and professor of physics at the University of California at Los Angeles, said, "I don't see any problems , only surprises, that's why we do research." One surprise might occur if anyone investigates HAARP and finds it violates the 1977 Environmental Modification Convention, which bans "any hostile use of e nvironmental modification."

Sources: A book reviw of A New Form of Environmental Warfare?, in Socialist Studi es Bulletin (Book Review), Number 41, July-Sept. 1995 Mystery in Alaska, Popular Science, September 1995 (Mark Farmer) PCC Researcher: Nicky de la Roche Summary of coverage Other than the nominated story and the Project Censored (USA) synopsis we fo und no coverage of HAARP, except two stories referring to coverage of the projec t on a 1996 edition of CBC-TV's Undercurrents. We found no CBC-Radio coverage of this project and only the Undercurrents (1996) coverage on CBC-TV. Author's comments: Investigative journalist Mark Farmer said, "High-energy radio physics an d the ionosphere are not the stuff of dinner conversation ... even some scientis ts refer to the ionosphere as the 'ignorosphere.'" This makes it difficult to co nvince media outlets to publish or air secret, or even previously unreported, mi litary projects. "It took me two years to get Popular Science to let me do the s tory [on HAARP]." Due in part to his stories and television appearances, Farmer notes that public involvement and legislative interest in HAARP has risen dramatically. No t only are "the counter-proliferation people keenly interested" in the technolog y, but "The Alaska State legislature held hearings on HAARP, at which I testifie d." Since his story first appeared, Farmer has produced a major piece on the program for Paramount Pictures's television program "Sightings," which aired in October 1995. He has also written a story on HAARP for Defence Weekly and "The Paper." Covert Action Quarterly will also run a story in the fall. Farmer also n otes that the Anchorage Daily News did a story recently, and I approached CNN 'E arth Matters' concerning a HAARP story. Alaskan Public Radio also did a piece on HAARP." Meanwhile, the program seems to be going forward. "U.S. Senator Ted Stev ens (R-Alaska) made sure HAARP received $15 million this year," said Farmer. As a whimsical footnote, Farmer adds that "fringe paramilitary/militia types" fear that HAARP is being used to control our minds and reprogram our anally-implanted microchips. More stories are popping up about HAARP being used to beckon space aliens or to destroy the world. 1996 - NewsWatch Canada