Professor Alan Robock said he received a call three years ago from two men wanting to know if experts would be able to spot a hostile force's attempts to upset the US climate. However, he claimed the real intention was to find out how feasible it might be to secretly interfere with the climate of another country.
The professor, from Rutgers University, New Jersey, has investigated the potential risks and benefits of using stratospheric particles to simulate the climate-changing effects of volcanic eruptions.
He said: "I told them, after thinking a little bit, that we probably would because if you put enough material in the atmosphere to reflect sunlight we would be able to detect it and see the equipment that was putting it up there."
So how feasible is it to control the weather?
Beijing Weather Modification Office
Chinese research into weather control is said to date back to 1958. In 2008, the government-run weather modification programme hit the headlines when it was said to have controlled the climate ahead of the summer Olympic Games.
Chinese research into weather control is said to date back to 1958. In 2008, the government-run weather modification programme hit the headlines when it was said to have controlled the climate ahead of the summer Olympic Games.
The Chinese government reportedly launched thousands of specially designed rockets into the sky in Beijing to stop it raining during the opening ceremony.
The programme is said to employ up to 35,000 people across China, who are paid to handle anti-aircraft guns and rocket launchers.
These weapons are said to fire pellets containing silver iodide into clouds. Silver iodide is thought to concentrate moisture and cause rain, a process known as cloud seeding.
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