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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7075 

To prohibit the President from deploying any strategic weapon, such as 

a nuclear bomb, for purposes of altering weather patterns or addressing 

climate change, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 1, 2020 

Ms. GARCIA of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and Science, Space, and Technology, for a period 

to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 

concerned 

A BILL 

To prohibit the President from deploying any strategic weapon, such as a nuclear bomb, for purposes of altering 

weather patterns or addressing climate change, and for 

other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Climate Change and 

5 Hurricane Correlation and Strategy Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) According to reports dated August 24, 

4 2019, President Trump suggested the use of nuclear 

5 weapons to disrupt hurricane paths. Specifically, the 

6 President stated, ‘‘I got it. I got it. Why don’t we 

7 nuke them? They start forming off the coast of Afri8 ca, as they’re moving across the Atlantic, we drop a 

9 bomb inside the eye of the hurricane and it disrupts 

10 it. Why can’t we do that?’’. 

11 (2) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad12 ministration (NOAA), the United States Govern13 ment agency that monitors and researches weather 

14 patterns and changes, stated ‘‘During each hurri15 cane season, there always appear suggestions that 

16 one should simply use nuclear weapons to try and 

17 destroy the storms. Apart from the fact that this 

18 might not even alter the storm, this approach ne19 glects the problem that the released radioactive fall20 out would fairly quickly move with the tradewinds to 

21 affect land areas and cause devastating environ22 mental problems. Needless to say, this is not a good 

23 idea.’’. 

24 (3) Nuclear weapons are the most powerful 

25 weapons known to mankind. A nuclear blast radius 

26 carries exponentially damaging radioactive fallout, as 


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1 demonstrated by atmospheric tests conducted by the 

2 United States in the 1950s and 1960s in the Pacific 

3 and Nevada Test Range. 

4 (4) According to the Director of National Intel5 ligence and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 

6 climate change remains a critical national security 

7 threat. 

8 (5) Researchers found that if little is done to 

9 constrain greenhouse gas emissions, and the world 

10 warms by 3 oC to 4 oC this century, then hurricane 

11 rainfall could increase by a third, while wind speeds 

12 would be boosted by as much as 25 knots. 

13 (6) Stronger hurricanes are intensifying more 

14 rapidly than they were 30 years ago due to climate 

15 change, according to recent research. 

16 (7) Increasing numbers of hurricanes are a 

17 function of climate change and must be addressed 

18 through serious and long-term solutions that include 

19 scientific research and technological innovation. 

20 (8) There is cause for concern to public health, 

21 safety, and national security by the dangerous mis22 use of nuclear bombs to alter serious weather pat23 terns. 


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1 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION. 

2 The Federal Government (including the President 

3 and any Federal official, department, and agency) shall 

4 not deploy a strategic weapon, such as a nuclear bomb, 

5 for purposes of altering weather patterns or addressing 

6 climate change. 

7 SEC. 4. SCIENTIFIC REPORT AND STRATEGIC PLAN TO AD8 DRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND HURRICANES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

10 date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 

11 5 years, the President, in coordination with the Adminis12 trators of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 

13 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, shall 

14 issue a report to Congress on ways to combat increasing 

15 hurricane activity due to warming oceans from climate 

16 change. 

17 (b) CONTENTS.—Each report submitted under sub18 section (a) shall— 

19 (1) specify the number, names, and dates of the 

20 hurricanes over the past 30 years; 

21 (2) with respect to such hurricanes, include sci22 entific evidence and research regarding— 

23 (A) fatalities and injuries; 

24 (B) local, State, and Federal costs per hur25 ricane; and 


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1 (C) frequency of occurrence and changes in 

2 magnitude and intensity patterns; 

3 (3) additional analysis of observations and 

4 changes to human activity that cause climate change 

5 and weather intensity; and 

6 (4) the strategic plan addendum required by 

7 subsection (d). 

8 (c) EFFECT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS.—The first re9 port submitted under subsection (a) shall include a one10 time scientific explanation and analysis on the use of nu11 clear bombs to alter severe weather, such as hurricanes, 

12 including— 

13 (1) the radioactive fallout; 

14 (2) the potential public health and environ15 mental risks; and 

16 (3) observations as to how such use would or 

17 would not address the systemic issues and challenges 

18 of hurricanes. 

19 (d) STRATEGIC PLAN.—Each report submitted under 

20 subsection (a) shall include a strategic plan addendum in21 cluding— 

22 (1) 10-, 20-, and 30-year goals for— 

23 (A) reducing greenhouse gas emissions, 

24 pollution, and harmful human activity; and 


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1 (B) addressing causes of climate change 

2 and weather intensity; and 

3 (2) recommendations to the Congress on policy 

4 changes needed to combat hurricane and climate 

5 change activity. 

6 (e) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re7 quired by subsection (a), the Administrators of the Envi8 ronmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and 

9 Atmospheric Administration shall consult with relevant 

10 public and private sector scientific experts. 

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