MKUltra: The CIA's Mind Control Program

Classification: GOVERNMENT REALITY MANUFACTURING | Confidence: DECLASSIFIED — DOCUMENTED FACT

For twenty years, the CIA conducted experiments on human subjects without consent. 149 subprojects at 80 institutions across the US and Canada.

The Methods

• LSD — administered without consent, sometimes for weeks
• Sensory deprivation — isolation tanks for extended periods
• Electroshock — massive doses to "erase" memories

The Cover-Up

In 1973, CIA Director Helms ordered all MKUltra files destroyed. 20,000 documents shredded. Exposed by the Church Committee in 1975. No one was ever prosecuted.