How could World War III be different if mind reading was a possibility? This was a possibility that the U.S. had previously experimented with. MK Ultra was an illegal experiment conducted between 1953–1964 by the Central Intelligence Agency. The goal of the MK Ultra experiments was to obtain the ability to control and read people's minds. The CIA used several different methods to control people's minds. MK Ultra was an experiment done on people from different backgrounds, knowingly and unknowingly, to harness the ability to control the human mind and is not discussed among victims because of the lasting effects on them.. This is because the experiments had lasting effects on the victims. The 1950s and 1960s were a time of rapid technological
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He then explains how this act allows foreign states to be sued in case of physical injuries. This act was put in place in 1982, but the experiments took place in the 50s and 60s, so the act cannot be used in the case of those suffering from the effects of MKUltra. In the end, the Court of Appeals will assess this at a later date, as it is still ongoing. It will be very difficult to ascertain exactly who is responsible and the full scope of the damage. This is not the only time that the government has used psychedelics on their people. During the Vietnam War, the government fed soldiers drugs during battle. “According to a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, 51 percent of the armed forces had smoked marijuana, 31 percent had used psychedelics, such as LSD, mescaline and psilocybin mushrooms, and an additional 28 percent had taken hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.”(Janos). These drugs, more or less, made the soldiers into zombies. They did not get the major psychological damage from the war until after it because of these …show more content…
There are many conspiracy theories that build off of MK Ultra. This is because it is not yet known. We do not yet know the full extent of the MK Ultra experiments. We also do not have the full results of the effects on victims, those involved, and much more. The government was very cautious with how they released the information about MK Ultra. They were meticulous on how much they released at each date. “In 1977, a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered a cache of 20,000 documents relating to MKUltra, which led to Senate hearings. Some surviving information about MKUltra was declassified in 2001”(Wikipedia). This leads one person to wonder what other information the government is keeping from it’s citizens. or us.or if the MK Ultra experiments were ever truly discontinued. The MK Ultra experiments were active from 1953–1964. The CIA conducted these experiments and their goal was to be able to control or read the human mind. Their reason for this was because of the Cold War, they thought if they could harness this ability that they would be one step ahead. Thus, the CIA also thought that the Soviet Union might be doing the same
He then explains how this act allows foreign states to be sued in case of physical injuries. This act was put in place in 1982, but the experiments took place in the 50s and 60s, so the act cannot be used in the case of those suffering from the effects of MKUltra. In the end, the Court of Appeals will assess this at a later date, as it is still ongoing. It will be very difficult to ascertain exactly who is responsible and the full scope of the damage. This is not the only time that the government has used psychedelics on their people. During the Vietnam War, the government fed soldiers drugs during battle. “According to a 1971 report by the Department of Defense, 51 percent of the armed forces had smoked marijuana, 31 percent had used psychedelics, such as LSD, mescaline and psilocybin mushrooms, and an additional 28 percent had taken hard drugs, such as cocaine and heroin.”(Janos). These drugs, more or less, made the soldiers into zombies. They did not get the major psychological damage from the war until after it because of these …show more content…
There are many conspiracy theories that build off of MK Ultra. This is because it is not yet known. We do not yet know the full extent of the MK Ultra experiments. We also do not have the full results of the effects on victims, those involved, and much more. The government was very cautious with how they released the information about MK Ultra. They were meticulous on how much they released at each date. “In 1977, a Freedom of Information Act request uncovered a cache of 20,000 documents relating to MKUltra, which led to Senate hearings. Some surviving information about MKUltra was declassified in 2001”(Wikipedia). This leads one person to wonder what other information the government is keeping from it’s citizens. or us.or if the MK Ultra experiments were ever truly discontinued. The MK Ultra experiments were active from 1953–1964. The CIA conducted these experiments and their goal was to be able to control or read the human mind. Their reason for this was because of the Cold War, they thought if they could harness this ability that they would be one step ahead. Thus, the CIA also thought that the Soviet Union might be doing the same