Newly released documents reveal the CIA’s secret operations in the 1960s and 1970s, including the agency’s involvement in sabotaging Soviet sugar imports and the US government’s consideration of a military strike against Chinese nuclear sites.
The documents, made public by the National Archives, show that the CIA was involved in a range of covert operations, including the contamination of sugar shipments bound for the Soviet Union and the support of anti-communist groups in various countries.
The CIA’s activities were not limited to the Cold War era, as the agency also worked to undermine the government of Cuba, a key target of US foreign policy during the Kennedy administration.
The documents also reveal the CIA’s extensive use of subterfuge, including the creation of fake documents and the manipulation of information to influence public opinion.
The release of these documents is a significant development in the study of US foreign policy and it is likely that the revelations will spark further investigation and analysis of the CIA’s activities during this period.