Project ARTICHOKE

Record	OBS-0055
Category	Government/Mind Control
Status	PARTIALLY SUBSTANTIATED
Summary	Project ARTICHOKE was a CIA project focused on interrogation techniques, including drugging and hypnotizing subjects to induce trances and extract information. It was a precursor to MKUltra.
Origin	The project was active in the early 1950s, with documentation appearing in the MKUltra collection released by the National Security Archive.
Claimed	The CIA developed methods to drug and hypnotize suspected Russian agents to induce complete hypnotic trances. The project involved the use of substances to promote illogical thinking, impulsiveness, and physical disablement. The CIA explored creating reversible disease symptoms for malingering purposes.
Evidence / consensus	Declassified documents confirm the CIA researched interrogation techniques involving drugs and hypnosis. The extent and success of these methods remain unclear, but the existence of the project is documented.

> OBSERVER NOTE:
File ARTICHOKE-001: Precursor to MKUltra. Documents confirm research into drugging and hypnosis for interrogation. Operational success not established.

Sources

https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/2025-01/2024-12-26_daylycaller.com-documents_reveal_just_how_crazy_the_cias_mkultra_mind-control_program_really_was.pdf

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