Sorry, I don't buy this AT ALL.
For Chrissake, it sounds like some whacko conspiracy plot the DU types dream up.
Get a grip - Hanlon's Razor [thank you Tower] was in effect.
Injecting ion beams into a hurricane to strengthen it, THAT'S a whacko conspiracy plot.
Sacrificing lives to further a political agenda and ideology... that's been standard operating procedure for some throughout history. Or have you forgotten Hitler... Stalin... etc., etc., etc.?
Get a clue.
We will never defeat this enemy until we understand, and accept, the true nature of it.