How the CIA tried to turn a CAT into a cyborg spy by implanting it with a microphone and antenna
The CIA once implanted microphones into a cat in a bizarre attempt to spy on Soviet Russia.
The cat had a microphone, antenna and battery pack surgically embedded into its skin so the feline could act as a covert recording device.
Recently declassified documents show how the scientists responsible for the cruel research were praised by spy chiefs for their 'pioneering' work.
The strange eavesdropping technique, though never used in the field, resurfaced this week when WikiLeaks tweeted a link to declassified CIA memos, first released in 2001.
The research was dubbed 'Project Acoustic Kitty' and cost $13 million (£10 million) over its five-year development in the 1960s.
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