Declassified
Declassified: America's Hidden Cities
The Calutron Girls of Oak Ridge were young women who enriched uranium without knowing what they were doing. They were chosen because they followed instructions precisely without asking questions.
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government secrets
3 documentaries on this topic
Government secrets in American history encompass classified programs, facilities, and operations hidden from public knowledge for national security reasons. These range from controversial psychological experiments like MKUltra to secret underground bunkers and hidden military installations built during the Cold War. Understanding declassified government secrets reveals how national security concerns shaped American policy and affected citizens’ lives throughout the 20th century.
Documentaries
Declassified
Declassified: America's Doomsday Bunkers
The bunker's broadcast studio had changeable seasonal window backdrops so Congressmen could pretend they were still in Washington.
Declassified
MKUltra: How the CIA Experimented on Thousands of Americans
A filing error saved 20,000 pages that were supposed to be destroyed