◆ SpookStack

Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001001420001-3 PSYCHIC WARFARE: EXPLORING THE MIND FRONTIER Man’s greatest potential remains a prisoner of man. Only a fraction of the human mind is currently used. Limitless mental capabilities are just waiting to be accepted, developed and understood. With this tremendous power comes an entirely new battlefield dimension which, if ignored, poses a threat to self and country more serious than nuclear weapons. This tremendous threat starts from within. Our fears and cynical attitudes towards psychic. capabilities make us our own worst enemies. Coordinated military exploration of the mind frontier is essential. And key to successful exploration is a greater awareness of psychic phenomena. To support this thesis I will examine some of the mind’s great treasures, discuss their potential use and feasibility as instruments of power, highlight major self-imposed obstacles to developing extended mental capabilities, and recommend future actions. INTRODUCTION In December 1980 Lieutenant Colonel John B. Alexander, US Army, authored an article in Military Review entitled “The New Mental Battlefield: Beam Me Up, Spock.” In this article he challenged the imagination of his readers when he stated, "To be more specific, there are weapons systems that operate on the power of the mind and whose lethal capacity has already been demonstrated” (3:47). He discussed psychotronic weaponry and provided eye-opening, unclassified information on both Soviet and American Approved For Release 2001/04/02 : CIA-RDP96-00789R001001420001-3 1