CIA Ran MK-ULTRA Experiments on Prisoners of War in U.S. Custody, Declassified Docs Confirm

theintercept.com·Garrett Kim
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Investigative Journalism

This article is investigative reporting that documents findings through evidence and sourcing. It is not considered a psychological operation.

This article is not considered a psychological operation. It reveals that during the 1950s, North Korean prisoners of war were subjected to early mind control experiments by the CIA as part of Project Bluebird, later known as MK-ULTRA, according to newly declassified documents. The report uncovers details about interrogation techniques involving polygraph tests, hypnotism, drugs, and covert injection devices, shedding light on a long-secret chapter of Cold War-era human experimentation.

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