The Background Info for MK-ULTRA

Season 2, Episode 5,   May 01, 2022, 07:00 AM

Before we can get into the clandestine experiments the CIA conducted on peolple around the US, we need to cover a few important pieces of information.  This week Katy covers Camp Detrick, Operation PaperClip, and the Cold War. We'll learn about how they connect, what they lead to, some of the literal skeletons in the closet of CIA from the 1950's, and what put them there. 
 
SOURCES: 
Stephen Kinzer's book, published 2019 Poisoner in Chief 
Transcript of the Joint Hearing before the Select Committee of Intelligence https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf

Before we can get into the clandestine experiments the CIA conducted on peolple around the US, we need to cover a few important pieces of information.  This week Katy covers Camp Detrick, Operation PaperClip, and the Cold War. We'll learn about how they connect, what they lead to, some of the literal skeletons in the closet of CIA from the 1950's, and what put them there. 

 

SOURCES: 

Stephen Kinzer's book, published 2019 Poisoner in Chief 

Transcript of the Joint Hearing before the Select Committee of Intelligence https://www.intelligence.senate.gov/sites/default/files/hearings/95mkultra.pdf