What Is MKUltra? Anna Paulina Luna Announces Hearing
Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced a hearing on the CIA's MKUltra program, scheduled for May 13, as part of the House Oversight Taskforce's activities. MKUltra, a Cold War-era mind control program, involved unethical experiments using drugs, electroshock, and hypnosis on both willing and unwitting subjects. The program was discontinued in 1963, and many records were destroyed, though recent declassified documents have renewed public interest.
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By Jenna SundelNews ReporterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Republican Representative Anna Paulina Luna of Florida announced a hearing on the CIA mind control program MKUltra, scheduled for next month. The MKUltra program, launched during the Cold War, continues to be a controversial chapter in U.S. intelligence history. Its experiments often targeted unwitting individuals and left lasting psychological damage on participants. In 1973, the CIA director told workers to destroy records of the project. “Hearing on May 13. MK Ultra. House Oversight Taskforce,” Luna wrote on X on Wednesday. Newsweek reached out to Luna for comment.
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