US EditionA militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are ‘weather weapons’ and is trying to destroy them
- The National Weather Service is facing threats in 2025 from Veterans on Patrol, a militia group targeting Doppler weather radars across the U.S.
- These threats stem from the group’s belief that the NEXRAD radar network serves as 'weather weapons' and their calls to identify weaknesses for destruction.
- NOAA emails reveal multiple physical and virtual encounters with Veterans on Patrol while cautioning staff to use a buddy system and watch for suspicious activity amid short staffing.
- The NEXRAD system, in place since the 1990s, detects precipitation and supports agencies like the FAA and Air Force by enabling life-saving tornado warnings.
- The security risk is critical due to over 90 vacant technician positions, a hiring freeze, and the potentially severe impact of radar failure now or by deliberate attacks.
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Homegrown militia plot to destroy life-saving weather radar across US, feds warn
A homegrown militia group is planning to attack and destroy weather tracking radar systems across the country, claiming the life-saving installations are secretly weapons created by the government, according to officials. Read more...
A group of U.S. extremists threatens to destroy all weather monitoring radars that they consider to be "meterological weapons"
The U.S. National Weather Science Service (NWS) has entered into the alert after receiving more threats from a violent group such as a military that has proposed to destroy the entire Doppler radiation network used to monitor time because it would actually be "meterological weapons", according to CNN.
Right-Wing Militia’s Wild Plot to Destroy the Weather System
Andrew Egger and Will Sommer discuss the right-wing militia conspiracy group threatening federal weather radar sites, believing they're being used to control the weather.Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and event archives exclusively for Bulwark+ members.Don’t care for video? Use the controls on the left side of the player to toggle to audio.Add Bulwark+ Takes feed…
'Fringe folks': Inside the 'concerning' conspiracy targeting Doppler 'weather weapons'
CNN reports a violent militia-style group is targeting Doppler weather radar towers, believing them to be dangerous weather control devices.Emails from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s security office reveal the group Veterans on Patrol, which the Southern Poverty Law Center defines as an anti-government militia organization, views the National Weather Service network of Doppler radars as “weather weapons.”“This group is adv…
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