Objective Behind Operation Paperclip
Marshall Aurell
Clinton Jones
Composition 2
4/29/2018
Project MKUltra
Over the years, mankind has used numerous ways to get information. The most used form of drawing out information was torture. Torture methods have improved with mankind’s ideals of what is humane and what is not. Anthropologists are usually more aware of these subjects than the rest of the population of America. “However, given current efforts to engage anthropologists in military and intelligence campaigns, we can no longer feign ignorance. Our neglect of this past seems to be a product of two factors: firstly the high levels of secrecy surrounding agencies such as the NSA and CIA, and secondly the fact that, for various reasons, anthropologists have been uncomfortable …show more content…
One of these that does not get a lot of attention but is also significant is Operation Paperclip. Operation Paperclip was a covert CIA operation where the United States transferred over 1,600 post-Nazi Germany scientists, engineers, and technicians into the United States. The objective behind Operation Paperclip was to covertly bring bright minds who helped Hitler and others succeed, to the United States and exploit their talents. This point in time the United States and the Soviets were in an intense battle to be the first to send a man to the moon and explore the vast emptiness of space. Operation Paperclip was not liked by most people, Albert Einstein, being a rather renowned figure and being a German-American himself was well known for how he stood against the operation when it became known to the …show more content…
One of which used electroshock therapy where they used high voltage electricity and shocked patients’ brains repeatedly. Another method used was repetitive message therapy where they forced patients to wear headphones and required them to pay attention to certain tapes on repeat for days on end. The most noteworthy of these as mentioned before was the insertion of LSD into a patient's body unwillingly. Most of the patients were either members of military/government agencies, prisoners, or mental institution patients. The idea behind MKUltra was less about the actual idea of mind control, and more about messing with the brains normal functions in any way possible to help understand the effects of different kinds of psychological warfare so that they could then apply that information to mind
Clinton Jones
Composition 2
4/29/2018
Project MKUltra
Over the years, mankind has used numerous ways to get information. The most used form of drawing out information was torture. Torture methods have improved with mankind’s ideals of what is humane and what is not. Anthropologists are usually more aware of these subjects than the rest of the population of America. “However, given current efforts to engage anthropologists in military and intelligence campaigns, we can no longer feign ignorance. Our neglect of this past seems to be a product of two factors: firstly the high levels of secrecy surrounding agencies such as the NSA and CIA, and secondly the fact that, for various reasons, anthropologists have been uncomfortable …show more content…
One of these that does not get a lot of attention but is also significant is Operation Paperclip. Operation Paperclip was a covert CIA operation where the United States transferred over 1,600 post-Nazi Germany scientists, engineers, and technicians into the United States. The objective behind Operation Paperclip was to covertly bring bright minds who helped Hitler and others succeed, to the United States and exploit their talents. This point in time the United States and the Soviets were in an intense battle to be the first to send a man to the moon and explore the vast emptiness of space. Operation Paperclip was not liked by most people, Albert Einstein, being a rather renowned figure and being a German-American himself was well known for how he stood against the operation when it became known to the …show more content…
One of which used electroshock therapy where they used high voltage electricity and shocked patients’ brains repeatedly. Another method used was repetitive message therapy where they forced patients to wear headphones and required them to pay attention to certain tapes on repeat for days on end. The most noteworthy of these as mentioned before was the insertion of LSD into a patient's body unwillingly. Most of the patients were either members of military/government agencies, prisoners, or mental institution patients. The idea behind MKUltra was less about the actual idea of mind control, and more about messing with the brains normal functions in any way possible to help understand the effects of different kinds of psychological warfare so that they could then apply that information to mind