Introduction
HAARP (High-Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) is a US research facility that has inspired numerous weather and mind control conspiracy theories.
Origins
Built in Alaska in the 1990s, HAARP’s stated aim is to study the ionosphere. Conspiracies allege it manipulates the weather, triggers earthquakes, or controls thoughts.
Key Examples
- Theories about hurricanes or droughts caused by HAARP.
- Claims of mind control experiments on populations.
- Links to “chemtrail” and scalar weapon ideas.
Critical Analysis
Most scientists see HAARP as harmless. But its secrecy and military ties fuel ongoing suspicion.
Influential Literature: Pro & Contra
- Nick Begich & Jeane Manning – “Angels Don’t Play This HAARP” – Earthpulse, 1995. Begich & Manning, Angels Don’t Play This HAARP. Earthpulse, 1995.
- Jerry E. Smith – “Weather Warfare” – Adventures Unlimited, 2006. Smith, Weather Warfare. AU, 2006.
- Michael Barkun – “A Culture of Conspiracy” – University of California Press, 2013. Barkun, A Culture of Conspiracy. UCP, 2013.
- Jan Harold Brunvand – “Encyclopedia of Urban Legends” – W.W. Norton, 2001. Brunvand, Encyclopedia of Urban Legends. Norton, 2001.
- Lynne Kelly – “The Skeptic’s Guide to the Paranormal” – Allen & Unwin, 2004. Kelly, Skeptic’s Guide to the Paranormal. Allen & Unwin, 2004.
- David Clarke – “Supernatural” – Hodder & Stoughton, 2011. Clarke, Supernatural. Hodder, 2011.
- Colin Wilson – “The Occult” – Random House, 1971. Wilson, The Occult. RH, 1971.
- Chris Aubeck & Martin Shough – “Return to Magonia” – Anomalist Books, 2015. Aubeck & Shough, Return to Magonia. Anomalist, 2015.
- John A. Keel – “Our Haunted Planet” – Fawcett, 1971. Keel, Our Haunted Planet. Fawcett, 1971.