A giant mind control facility? Weather altering technology? Or just another Alaskan boondoggle? Who can say for sure, but take note: the facility that has attracted almost as many conspiracy theories as Kennedy’s assassination is complete and ready to fry the ionosphere — uh, I mean, perform interesting research that will expand our knowledge about… well, something. That’s right: The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) is ready to start zapping. If I weren’t so tired from my trip to Kwajalein, I’d book a ticket right now.

"BAE Systems has completed work on the world’s largest and most capable ionospheric research facility," the company stated in a brief press release. "As the prime contractor for the U.S. Defense Department’s High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) research station, BAE Systems designed and built the facility, operating software, and controls under a series of contracts valued at more than $250 million from the Office of Naval Research."

BAE naturally states that HAARP "will be used to study interactions between high-power radio signals and the earth’s ionosphere." People like Nick Begich (a nice gentleman I interviewed some months back about mind control) says HAARP is really a secret new weapon that will boil the ionosphere.

So what is HAARP really for? This seems like a perfect time for reader input. Below, please state possible uses for HAARP (real or imagined).