Operation Midnight Climax

Operation Midnight Climax was a covert program conducted by the CIA in the 1950s and 1960s, intending to study mind control and behavior modification. It involved setting up safe houses where volunteers were secretly tested with drugs like LSD, sometimes while being observed through hidden cameras. The aim was to understand how to manipulate consciousness and gather intelligence on foreign or domestic threats. These experiments were conducted without the full knowledge or consent of participants, raising serious ethical concerns about illegal and invasive practices. The program was part of broader Cold War efforts to develop psychological warfare techniques.