c. 1960General sourceWell documented
LSD in the Radio Studio
On the timeline · around c. 1960 ·
What happened
In another discrediting scheme, the CIA considered spraying the broadcasting studio where Castro was to appear with an aerosol of LSD, hoping the hallucinogen would make him rant incoherently on live radio.
Why it matters
Like the beard plot, the LSD scheme aimed to destroy Castro's authority rather than his life — psychological warfare from the same labs that brewed the poisons.