Hypnosis and Deception Detection Put to the Test in Declassified Cold War Memo
A declassified CIA document titled "Possible Fallibility of Polygraph Testing of Subjects in Posthypnotic States" explores whether a person under the influence of posthypnotic suggestion could beat a lie detector test. The implications are chilling-particularly when...
How the Soviet Navy Prioritized Antisubmarine Warfare in the Cold War
A declassified CIA assessment titled "Soviet Antisubmarine Warfare: Current Capabilities and Priorities" reveals that by the early 1980s, the Soviet Union had significantly ramped up efforts to counter U.S. and NATO submarine forces. Contrary to assumptions of a...
The CIA’s Gateway Process: How the US Tried to Engineer Out-of-Body States
A once-classified CIA analysis reveals how US intelligence sought to push the boundaries of human consciousness using the "Gateway Process"-a set of audio techniques and mental exercises designed to trigger altered states, heightened focus, and even so-called...
How the Soviet Union Built a Global Nuclear Submarine Force to Challenge the U.S.
A newly declassified CIA briefing titled "New Book on Nuclear Submarines" provides a detailed, candid evaluation of Soviet nuclear submarine development through the Cold War, offering rare insight into how U.S. intelligence assessed the ambitions, weaknesses, and...
