Sidney Gottlieb as head of MKUltra

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Sidney Gottlieb was a CIA chemist who led the MKUltra program, overseeing covert experiments with drugs, hypnosis, and other methods in an attempt to develop techniques for mind control and interrogation during the Cold War.

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instanceOf Central Intelligence Agency officer
chemist
person
aimedTo develop improved interrogation methods
develop techniques for mind control
associatedWith CIA mind control research programs NERFINISHED
Project Artichoke NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer Central Intelligence Agency
fieldOfWork behavioral experimentation
chemical research
covert operations
interrogation methods
fullName Sidney Gottlieb NERFINISHED
hasEthicalIssue non-consensual human experimentation
violation of human rights in research
influencedBy fears of Soviet and Chinese brainwashing techniques
knownFor attempts to develop mind control methods
developing interrogation techniques
overseeing covert experiments with LSD
overseeing covert experiments with other psychoactive drugs
overseeing experiments with hypnosis
led CIA mind control experiments
Project MKUltra NERFINISHED
legacy symbol of CIA abuses in Cold War mind control research
notableFor leadership of the CIA MKUltra program
occupation chemist
intelligence officer
operatedInContextOf Cold War intelligence competition with the Soviet Union
oversaw MKUltra subprojects involving front organizations
MKUltra subprojects involving prisons
MKUltra subprojects involving universities and hospitals
participantIn Cold War NERFINISHED
partOf Central Intelligence Agency Technical Services Staff NERFINISHED
positionHeld chief of the CIA Technical Services Staff
head of MKUltra
subjectOf United States congressional inquiries on MKUltra NERFINISHED
investigations into CIA human experimentation
usedCover CIA front organizations for funding experiments
usedMethod administration of LSD without informed consent
covert drug testing on unwitting subjects
hypnosis
psychological torture techniques
sensory deprivation
sleep deprivation
workLocation Central Intelligence Agency headquarters NERFINISHED
United States of America

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