Operation Midnight Climax: Inside the CIA’s Secret LSD Experiments in the U.S.
Operation Midnight Climax was a secret CIA program connected to MK-Ultra, where unwitting people were reportedly observed inside agency-run safehouses during the Cold War. In this in-depth guide, we explain what Operation Midnight Climax was, how the program began, what the CIA was trying to study, and how later government investigations revealed more details. Learn the true history, the ethical concerns, and why Operation Midnight Climax is still discussed today in conversations about privacy, human rights, and government power in the United States.