1、2025/7/15 19:52Unnatural Disasters:The Next Front in Russias Hybrid War|Royal United Services Institutehttps:/www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/unnatural-disasters-next-front-russias-hybrid-war1/8COMMENTARYUnnatural Disasters:The Next Front in RussiasHybrid WarMatt Ince14 Jul
2、y 20259 Minute ReadRussia could go beyond acts of sabotage in Europe this decadeto secretly deploy solar geoengineering technologies,stokingdisorder by destabilising the regions climate.Once con?ned to science?ction,solar geoengineering is now moving intoreal-world experimentation,raising the risk o
3、f misuse by hostile actors.Alsoknown as solar radiation management,this set of novel technologies suchas stratospheric aerosol injection and marine cloud brightening aims toarti?cially slow the rise in global temperatures by reducing the amount ofsunlight absorbed by the Earths surface.To date,their
4、 primary purpose hasbeen to tackle the symptoms of accelerating climate change.However,thesetechnologies also pose dual-use risks:alongside unintended environmentalconsequences,they could be exploited by powers seeking to tilt thegeopolitical balance to cause climate-related disruption.As the UK gov