Beijing Olympics: Rockets against the rain

During previous Olympic games rockets were installed to keep away airplanes navigated by potential terrorists. In Beijing rockets are not only going to target terrorists but also clouds that get to close to the Olympic sites. Well at least if they threaten to let it rain..

Parts of an article published in The Daily Telegraph:

[...] Wang said aircraft and rockets would be used to spread silver iodine and dry ice high into the air to control moisture.

He said the agents were expected to act like catalysts, targeting rain-heavy clouds and inducing rainfall before the clouds reached the Olympic venues. [...] Read whole article

This is hardly news for Beijing where artificial rain is relatively frequent, especially in summer. But it's yet another example illustrating China's extensive efforts to prepare for what can be called China's current holy grale.