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Podcast: Let's Get To The Bottom of That
Episode: MK Ultra | Mind Control Experiments From The CIA
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MKULTRA is the most famous illegal human experimentation and torture project designed and undertaken by the CIA.Â
MK-Ultra was a top-secret mind control program developed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the 1950s and 1960s. Its purpose was to develop techniques and drugs to be used for interrogations and brainwashing. The program involved experiments on both humans and animals, including administering drugs like LSD, hypnosis, and sensory deprivation. The project was officially declassified in the 1970s, and the US government apologized for the program in the 1990s. The experiments conducted under the MK-Ultra program were widely cri...