Military experiments with psychic powers were conducted during the Cold War from "summary" of The Men who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson
During the Cold War, the US military became interested in the idea of harnessing psychic powers for intelligence gathering and other military purposes. This interest led to the creation of various programs and experiments aimed at exploring the potential applications of psychic abilities in a military context. One of the most well-known programs in this field was the Stargate Project, which was established in the 1970s and continued until the 1990s. The goal of the Stargate Project was to investigate the use of psychic abilities such as remote viewing – the ability to see events or objects at a distance – for intelligence gathering and other military purposes. The experiments conducted as part of the Stargate Project were often bizarre and unconventional. For example, some participants were asked to try to kill goats simply by staring at them, in an attempt to demonstrate the power of psychic abilities. While these experiments may seem far-fetched, they were taken seriously by some within the military and intelligence communities. The belief in the potential of psychic powers to provide a strategic advantage in military operations was not limited to the US. Other countries, including the Soviet Union, also conducted research into psychic phenomena during the Cold War. This led to a kind of psychic arms race, with each side trying to outdo the other in harnessing the power of the mind for military purposes. Despite the interest and resources devoted to these programs, the results were often inconclusive and the validity of psychic powers in a military context remained highly controversial. In the end, most of these programs were shut down due to a lack of concrete evidence of their effectiveness. However, the legacy of these experiments continues to be a subject of fascination and speculation to this day.
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