As part of a secret initiative called Operation Paperclip, the U.S. government recruited former Nazi engineers, many of whom had worked on the V-2 rocket program, to help lead America’s postwar scientific efforts — especially in space and missile technology.

Von Braun, a member of the SS, played a central role in developing rockets for Nazi Germany using forced labor, and later became a key figure at NASA, leading the development of the Saturn V rocket that sent Americans to the Moon.

The moral complexity of this decision is still debated today: Can scientific progress built on unethical foundations ever be truly separated from its origins?

📽️ A source that dives deeper (documentary): “What if NASA's space race was built on buried secrets — and Nazi scientists?” ➡️ Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XY0JMjJp-yc

In this Cold War deep-dive, we uncover the chilling legacy of Operation Paperclip — the secret U.S. program that brought former Nazi engineers, including Wernher von Braun, into the heart of NASA.

This documentary explores:

The Nazi origins of America’s early rocket science

How V-2 technology and forced labor laid the groundwork for the Moon landing

The moral compromise behind scientific triumph

Was this a necessary evil in the name of progress — or a betrayal buried in the name of victory?

🧠 Topics inside: • Von Braun’s SS ties & secret security clearance • How wartime tech powered the space race • The ethical cost of America's "greatest leap"

💬 Is science ever truly separate from its origins? Join the discussion and let me know what you think.

A look into Project MKUltra — the CIA’s secret mind control program that tested LSD, hypnosis, and psychological techniques on unknowing subjects in hospitals, prisons, and military bases.

This video explores how it began, what methods were used, and why most of the details are still classified or destroyed.

📺 https://youtu.be/8Y0RTdh8RKo

In the 1950s and 60s, the CIA launched a covert program called Project MKUltra to explore mind control techniques. Under the guise of science, they tested LSD, hypnosis, sleep deprivation, and psychological torture on unsuspecting people — often without their consent.

Victims included psychiatric patients, prisoners, and even soldiers. Some experiments took place in hospitals and military bases like Edgewood Arsenal. Much of the documentation was destroyed in the 1970s, and the full extent of the program is still unknown.

It’s a disturbing reminder of how science can be misused when oversight disappears.

Just found out about Project MKUltra, where the CIA ran “mind control” experiments in hospitals, prisons, and military bases — without telling anyone. People went in for medical treatment or psychiatric care and were unknowingly given LSD, subjected to sensory deprivation, and sometimes worse… all for "national security."

It’s not full-blown enraging (that's for /c/actuallyinfuriating), but it is mind-numbingly frustrating that this actually happened — and that most of it got buried.

I made a short video breaking it down:

Who signed off on this? Seriously.

Project MKUltra was a real CIA program that used LSD, hypnosis, and torture in unethical experiments on American and Canadian citizens — often without their knowledge or consent. My video explores the disturbing science, methods, and cover-ups involved in this dark chapter of history.

Would love your thoughts — was it science gone too far, or something else entirely?

A Cold War-era operation where the CIA dismantled and examined a Soviet space probe during an exhibition in Mexico City — all in one night. A fascinating intersection of space tech and espionage. https://youtu.be/ZKXxFjm4Myc

I just made a video exploring this fascinating Cold War event, using declassified CIA documents and expert commentary. Would love to hear what others think about this operation and the broader espionage during the space race. (https://youtu.be/ZKXxFjm4Myc)

A fascinating Cold War documentary about one of the boldest intelligence operations ever pulled off. In 1959, the CIA managed to steal, disassemble, photograph, and return a Soviet Luna 2 probe—all in one night during a Soviet exhibition in Mexico City.

Using declassified files and expert interviews, this video dives into the operation’s impact on the U.S. space race efforts. No clickbait, just an incredible true story.

The operation, known as Operation Lunik, involved CIA agents—with help from Mexican intelligence—temporarily acquiring a Soviet Luna 2 probe that was on display as part of a goodwill space exhibition.

Over the course of a single night, U.S. agents:

Transported the probe to a secure location

Disassembled and photographed its internal components

Reassembled it perfectly and returned it before morning

The Soviets never realized it had been tampered with. This mission provided valuable intelligence on Soviet space technology and contributed to U.S. advances in the early space race.

In 1971, a Soviet ship encountered a strange brown cloud near Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea, which led to a smallpox outbreak the USSR desperately tried to conceal.

This documentary investigates Aralsk-7, a secret Soviet bioweapons facility where scientists developed smallpox, plague, and anthrax in violation of global treaties. The story includes declassified files, whistleblower testimony from defector Ken Alibek, and CIA archives that shed light on one of the Cold War’s most dangerous secrets.

Direct video link: https://youtu.be/U3j5SaUL92E

Why YSK: This incident revealed the existence of Aralsk-7, a secret Soviet bioweapons facility located on what became known as Plague Island. There, Soviet scientists developed and tested weaponized pathogens like smallpox, plague, and anthrax—a direct violation of international treaties.

The 1971 outbreak, caused by exposure to an aerosolized smallpox release, was quietly contained and covered up. It only came to light decades later through declassified intelligence and testimony from Soviet defector Ken Alibek.

It’s important to know because it highlights how close the world came to an accidental pandemic—and how dangerous hidden bioweapons programs can be, even today.