Project MKUltra
"But the Russians were doing it and might use it against us in war!"<p>I think projects like this are the logical outcome of a society or entities which constantly look forward to the next war instead of seeking to spread peace through cooperation.  It's also a statement of trying to win a war through subterfuge instead of straight-up defeating your enemy in combat should it come to that.  Either way, I think it reeks of pusillanimity.