Electricity and weather modification II. Plans and programs, prospects and purpose

The international and domestic research programs described in this article may close the gap between dream and reality in weather control, especially if atmospheric and electrical scientists work together more closely than in the past. Can such cooperation also close the gap between research directed at realizing the dream and research needed to prevent a nightmare, that pollution may place the weather beyond anyone´s control and create climatic instabilities that could lead to social chaos?