2. Cloud-Seeding

This covert endeavor utilized cloud seeding, a process where silver iodide was shot into clouds. Silver iodide acts as a nucleus around which water droplets can form, mirroring the natural process that occurs around ice crystals in clouds.

By inducing rainfall prematurely, the operation aimed to trigger landslides and turn dirt roads into impassable mires, thereby stifling the movement of troops and supplies. This strategic manipulation of weather underscored the lengths to which combatants went to gain an advantage.