CIA Memo Reveals Civilian Theory on Brainwashing and Mind Control
A declassified CIA document from October 1952, catalogued under the title "Material Related to Project Artichoke", outlines an internal meeting in which a civilian (associated with a veterinary organization) presented a personal theory on psychological conditioning,...
Cold War CIA Memo Reveals Mounting Concerns Over UFO Sightings
A declassified CIA memo from the early years of the Cold War reveals how deeply the U.S. intelligence community was concerned about the growing number of unidentified flying object reports-and how quickly that concern turned from investigation to suppression. The...
Covert Influence: Inside the CIA’s Behavioral Drug Programs
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) maintained a long-running interest in behavioral drugs for both defensive and offensive purposes. From the 1950s through the early 1970s, the agency explored ways to: Protect its operatives from hostile drug interrogation. Use...
The Cold War Mind Game That Wasn’t: Intelligence Review Debunks Soviet "Brainwashing" Theories
A comprehensive and once-classified report titled "Soviet Use of Psychiatry for Political Purposes" offers a sobering rebuttal to the most persistent myths of Cold War-era psychological operations. While the Western public often imagined Soviet mind control as...
