MKULTRA DOC_0000163370 | |
by Central Intelligence Agency | |
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Project MKULTRA was a CIA project concerned with the | |
research and development of chemical, biological, and | |
radiological materials capable of employment in | |
clandestine operations to control human behavior. The | |
program consisted of some 149 subprojects which the | |
Agency contracted out to various universities, research | |
foundations, and similar institutions. At least 80 | |
institutions and 185 private researchers participated. | |
Because the Agency funded MKUltra indirectly, many of the | |
participating individuals were unaware that they were | |
dealing with the Agency. The project was organized | |
through the Scientific Intelligence Division of the CIA, | |
the project coordinated with the Special Operations | |
Division of the U.S. Army's Chemical Corps. The program | |
began in the early 1950s, was officially sanctioned in | |
1953, was reduced in scope in 1964, further curtailed in | |
1967 and officially halted in 1973. The program engaged | |
in many morally objectionable activities, including the | |
use of unwitting U.S. and Canadian citizens as its test | |
subjects, which led to controversy regarding its | |
legitimacy. MKUltra used numerous methodologies to | |
manipulate people's mental states and alter brain | |
functions, including the surreptitious administration of | |
drugs (especially LSD) and other chemicals, hypnosis, | |
sensory deprivation, isolation and abuse. Compiled from | |
TIF images obtained by The Black Vault. | |
Date Published: 2016-06-26 20:57:46 | |
Identifier: DOC_0000163370 | |
Item Size: 4077029 | |
Language: eng | |
Media Type: texts | |
# Topics | |
CIA | |
Central Intelligence Agency | |
MKULTRA | |
MKDELTA | |
MKNAOMI | |
Midnight Climax | |
Project ARTICHOKE | |
Project Chatter | |
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nationalsecurityarchive | |
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