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The Soviet Union (USSR, 1922-1991) was the primary U.S. Cold War adversary whose reported psi research program directly drove U.S. intelligence investment in remote viewing and whose intelligence services ran the KGB operations documented throughout this vault.

Country · USSR, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
1922–1991 · Moscow, Russia

The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), commonly known as the Soviet Union, was a socialist state in Eurasia that existed from 1922 to 1991. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union was a primary geopolitical rival of the United States, leading to an arms race that extended into unconventional areas, including psychic research.1

Psi Research and the "Psi Gap"

Reports and rumors of extensive Soviet psi research, particularly after the fabricated "The Nautilus" story in 1960, spurred significant concern within the U.S. intelligence community. Figures like Leonid Vasiliev and Eduard Naumov were prominent in Soviet parapsychology, conducting experiments in telepathy and remote influencing.1

U.S. intelligence agencies, including the DIA, expressed concerns about a potential "psi gap," fearing that Soviet advancements in this field could enable them to access top-secret U.S. documents, influence leaders, or disable military military equipment remotely.1

Targets of U.S. Remote Viewing

The Soviet Union and its military installations were frequent targets for U.S. remote viewing programs, including the Grill Flame unit. Notable successes included Joe McMoneagle's remote viewing of a Soviet Typhoon-class submarine under construction and a Soviet surveillance bug in a U.S. embassy.1

Historical Events

In December 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, making Pakistan a key strategic priority for the United States.2

Sources

  1. Schnabel, Jim. Remote Viewers. Dell, 1997. ↩
  2. Beaty, Jonathan and Gwynne, S. C. The Outlaw Bank: A Wild Ride into the Secret Heart of BCCI. New York: Random House, 1993, p. 12. ↩

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64 shared · Placevia Ahnenerbe, Sandia National Laboratories, Moscow Signal
United States
24 shared · Organizationvia Russian Orthodox Church, Moscow, North Korea
KGB
14 shared · Eventvia Moscow Signal, Charles Bohlen, Llewellyn Thomas
Moscow Signal
19 shared · Placevia Donald A. Myers, Walter Stoessel Jr., Korean War
Moscow
68 shared · Organizationvia Eduard Naumov, AiResearch Manufacturing Group, Donald A. Myers
Central Intelligence Agency
43 shared · Placevia Russian Orthodox Church, Arab League, Organization of African States
Israel
20 shared · Conceptvia Elmo Zumwalt, Edward Hunter, Moscow
Cold War
17 shared · Conceptvia Grigori Rasputin, Pavel Stepanek, Disinformation
Parapsychology

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