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MK-Ultra was a covert program conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States aimed at researching and developing chemical, biological, and psychological methods for mind control and interrogation. The program ran from the early 1950s until it was officially halted in 1973. It involved various experiments, many of which were conducted on unwitting participants, that sought to investigate methods such as hypnosis, substances (including LSD), and other techniques to influence and control the human mind. The experiments were often conducted without consent and were unethical, raising significant controversy once details of the program were made public. In 1975, the U.S. Congress held hearings to investigate the activities of MK-Ultra, and the program's unethical practices were widely condemned. The Church Committee and the Rockefeller Commission scrutinized the program, leading to more transparency and reforms in how intelligence operations were conducted and monitored.

Mk Ultra was a CIA-led program of experiments on human subjects, aimed at developing mind control, interrogation and torture techniques during the Cold War. The program was officially ended in 1973, but some evidence has been found of tests and research continuing beyond that date.