One of the most controversial subject in life is whether an action or thought is considered ethical or moral and if that decision is right or wrong. When it especially comes to history, the black and white line becomes blurred a bit. This is particularly true when it comes to government organizations such as when the CIA created a covert project code-named Mk-Ultra. Due to the fear that the U.S. had when they heard that the Soviet, Chinese and North Korean agents were close to perfecting mind controlling procedures in order brainwash U.S. prisoners of war that led to the beginning reason why Mk-Ultra was devised. This led to the director of the CIA, Allen Dulles approving project MK-Ultra in 1953 in the hopes of finding a way “to block the enemies from controlling the human behavior with drugs and psychological manipulators” (History.com). Although the CIA was afraid that the U.S. enemies during the Cold War were advancing in the art of mind controlling, that does not excuse the CIA in
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For example, Project Mk-Ultra consisted of 149 subprojects “many of which appear to have some connection with research into behavioral modification, drug acquisition and testing or administering drugs surreptitiously,” (TODAYIFOUNDOUT.COM). The giving of drugs will cause devastating effects on those who were being tested. The human body will have suffered from seizures, strokes, illness, and even death in that person's later life In addition, the projects’ studies involved techniques that used hypnosis, verbal, sexual and physical abuse, sensory deprivation, torture, and doses of drugs and other chemicals (Taboodada). The procedures would cause permanent brain damage and produce amnesia so that an individual would forget who they were. Additionally the subconscious level was traumatized with pain and terror. These experiments were unethical, especially because the CIA ruined the lives of these
For example, Project Mk-Ultra consisted of 149 subprojects “many of which appear to have some connection with research into behavioral modification, drug acquisition and testing or administering drugs surreptitiously,” (TODAYIFOUNDOUT.COM). The giving of drugs will cause devastating effects on those who were being tested. The human body will have suffered from seizures, strokes, illness, and even death in that person's later life In addition, the projects’ studies involved techniques that used hypnosis, verbal, sexual and physical abuse, sensory deprivation, torture, and doses of drugs and other chemicals (Taboodada). The procedures would cause permanent brain damage and produce amnesia so that an individual would forget who they were. Additionally the subconscious level was traumatized with pain and terror. These experiments were unethical, especially because the CIA ruined the lives of these