By April MacIntyre Jun 24, 2009, 15:27 GMT
Recommended TV for Wednesday, June 24:
Air Force volunteer gets drops of Sarin (nerve agent) onto cloth rolled around left forearm administered by lab technician with gas mask and gloves. Courtesy of NGC
Tonight on National Geographic Channel, sees a great replay of a documentary initially aired back in January.
Since WWII, the US government has researched the use of hypnosis to create super spies.
The CIA launched a highly classified, top secret research program that exposed Americans to biological agents, hallucinogenic drugs and psychological techniques aimed at mastering the art of mind control. NGC's "CIA Secret Experiments" has their producers examine and expose the launch of a highly classified, top secret research program during the Cold War that contaminated entire American cities with bacteria, exposing millions to germ warfare.
Air Force volunteers were given drops of Sarin (nerve agent) seen in the photo above, where the poison was put onto cloth then rolled around the subject's left forearm, administered by a lab technician with gas mask and gloves.
“CIA Secret Experiments” airs tonight at 10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT
NGC's CIA Secret Experiments examines what happened, shedding light on its research to better understand the extent and full reach of its disturbing experiments.
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