The CIA Had a Gun That Could Give You a Heart Attack

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In 1975, the Church Committee began investigating abuses committed by the CIA during the Cold War.

What they discovered was stranger than fiction.

Hidden inside a CIA inventory was a bizarre assassination weapon known today as the "Heart Attack Gun"—a device designed to fire a tiny toxin-laced dart that could leave almost no trace behind. But the gun wasn't the only shocking discovery. Investigators also uncovered approximately 11 grams of shellfish toxin, enough to kill thousands of people.

Using declassified Church Committee testimony, CIA records, and government documents, we're taking a deep dive into one of the most controversial intelligence investigations in American history.

Because sometimes the craziest Cold War stories turn out to be true.

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