Psychic Soldiers, Mind Readers, and Dolphin Drones: The Cold War's Weird Paranormal History
The article explores the bizarre paranormal history during the Cold War, focusing on Soviet and CIA experiments involving psychic soldiers and dolphin drones. It details how these experiments, initiated in the 1920s, sparked a long-standing arms race in the realm of the supernatural. The legacy of these eccentric endeavors continues to influence military and intelligence operations today.
- ▪The Soviet military conducted secret experiments on psychic abilities, including mind reading and controlling dolphins.
- ▪These experiments began in 1924 under Gleb Bokii, who led a special section of the Soviet secret police.
- ▪The fascination with exotic spirituality in Russia predates the Soviet era and was influenced by earlier explorations into Eastern spirituality.
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History Psychic Soldiers, Mind Readers, and Dolphin Drones: The Cold War's Weird Paranormal History How Soviet séances and CIA remote viewers sparked a decades-long arms race no one was supposed to know about Arthur McFarlane | 5.31.2026 8:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/05/paranormal-cold-war-v1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="Against a red background, a soldier with a black beret is seated, with an image of a dolphin behind him, and there are circles emanating from around his face." alt="Against a red background, a soldier with a black…
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