For decades now, rumors have circulated about secret military projects to harness the Earth's forces for use in warfare. Several top secret projects, such as the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program, or HAARP, have conducted research into possible roles the Earth's atmosphere might play in communications or weapons development. While the U.S. Armed Forces claim projects such as HAARP are merely for scientific purposes, conspiracy theories are still in circulation that accuse HAARP of causing earthquakes and other natural disasters. Now, in a much more transparent move, the U.S. Air Force has announced its plan for improving satellite communications through altering the planet's skies. The plan involves detonating scores of plasma bombs in the uppermost layers of the atmosphere in order to alter the physical properties of Earth's vital protective shield. What could go wrong? According to New Scientist, the plan would involve increasing the density of the ionosphere, the layer