2. Operation Midnight Climax: Spy Brothels
As a subproject of MK-Ultra, the CIA established covert safehouses in San Francisco and New York City, transforming them into brothels to study the effects of LSD on unsuspecting individuals. Prostitutes on the CIA payroll lured clients to these locations, where they were unknowingly dosed with LSD and observed through one-way mirrors. This operation aimed to understand the potential of mind-altering substances in intelligence operations (history.com). The program’s unethical methods and its focus on behavior modification have been widely condemned.
