Nexus - 0222 - New Times Magazine-pages

Page Content (OCR)

— lonospheric Interference — Continued from page 55 again praise the potential in the sky. 'We have in Alaska what | consider to be one of the most exciting research pro- jects that | have ever encountered,’ he said. ‘It is the experiments that are going on, trying to determine if it is possible to harness the energy of the electrojet for the use of mankind.' The experiment, he went on, ‘has the potential of usin: laser beam to be a conductor of this energy back to Earth... It is an experi- ment that, when | first heard about it, | thought someone had rewritten a new chapter of Jules Verne.' "The bill went to the Senate House Defense Appropriations Conference Committee, which then waived both the Competition in Contracting Act and a 1988 law requesting merit review of defense grants to Universities." The project costs are between US$25 and $30 million and it appears that those informing the Senator about this project may not have given him clear and complete information. The result was that the pro- ject got a reputation as a ‘pork’ project and was declared by the press a waste of money. The Senator was mislead by infor- mation distorted perhaps by those seeking his help in funding the work. Nonetheless, the project got the money needed to make it a reality. In the May-June 1994 issue of Microwave News, Eastlund describes a "full, global shield" of accelerated electrons created with RF transmitters. The HAARP project "obviously looks a lot like a first step towards this," Eastlund said. He noted, however, that the applications he has described would require a significantly more powerful device with a much larger antenna—perhaps 20 square kilometres— than the full-scale HAARP IRI. The inventor, Dr Eastlund, in a letter reviewed the HAARP request for proposal issued by the Military and concluded that “review of the HAARP RFP has convinced me that the planned antenna could be con- sidered a first step towards the antenna described in the patents." He stated fur- ther: "The beneficial civilian uses of the antenna are as interesting as the military applications. For example, I am working on the use of the antenna for replenishment of ozone in the ozone ‘holes’ over the Arctic and Antarctic.” While the Military continues to deny that the Eastlund patents are being utilised in this project, the switch will be thrown and we shall all soon see if zapping the ionos- phere will be one more step in control of environments and free communication sys- tems. We can hope that this technology, which has the profound possibility of cor- recting some of the human-generated prob- lems of ozone depletion and air pollution, will be used for all of our benefit. This writer is of the conviction that many of those engaged in the service of national security have yet to demonstrate an enlight- ened understanding of the balance between control and freedom. eo About the author: Nick Begich, Jr was born and raised in -| Alaska. He is the eldest son of the late United States Congressman and Alaska State Senator, Nick Begich, Sr. : Nick, Jr is currently employed by the Anchorage School District as a mid-level manager. He is past President of the Anchorage Council of Education and the Alaska Federation of Teachers. He is currently pursuing his interests in government and science as an independent researcher. Mr Begich has committed his resources and time to the improvement of the human condition and welcomes open com- munication. The project costs are between US$25 and $30 million and it appears that those informing the Senator about this project may not have given him clear and complete information. The result was that the pro- ject got a reputation as a ‘pork’ project and was declared by the press a waste of money. The Senator was mislead by infor- mation distorted perhaps by those seeking his help in funding the work. Nonetheless, 82 © NEXUS “OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 1994 «eSe—_—_— eee