4. Project MKUltra
Initiated in 1953, Project MKUltra was a covert CIA program aimed at developing mind-control techniques for interrogation and psychological warfare. The program involved administering high doses of LSD and other psychoactive substances to unwitting subjects, including mental patients, prisoners, and military personnel, often without their consent. Methods also included hypnosis, electroshock therapy, and sensory deprivation. The program was terminated in 1973, but its existence became public in the 1970s, leading to widespread condemnation and reforms in research ethics.
