Not sure if this is data war - could be.

"Chinese scientists have revealed they will use satellites and rockets as part of an ambitious project to artificially create rainfall."

On the surface, it could be a useful technology - bringing rain to drought areas - though i'm wary of fighting climate change through artificial weather manipulation.

Anyway, it's supposed to happen fast. Due to "breakthroughs in research and new technologies" the plan is to have a "developed weather modification system" by 2025. Includes an area the size of India.

So if this is a another technology taking off - literally to the stratosphere - where is that gonna go?

Manipulating typhoons - causing floods - droughts - heatwaves - blizzards? You'd imagine all those possibilities would be logical extensions.