Inside GRILL FLAME: The CIA’s Visionary Espionage Briefing
A declassified military intelligence briefing reveals the deepening commitment of the U.S. Army to investigate and operationalize remote viewing during the Cold War under the classified program known as GRILL FLAME. This document, originating from the U.S. Army...
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...
