10 Conspiracy Theories that Turned out to Be True

by Unbelievable Facts6 years ago

6 Bat Bombs

During WWII, the US government worked on an experimental weapon often called “bat bombs” to destroy Japan cities without causing US casualties. After a three-year-effort and $2 million, the government canceled the project in 1945. 

Mini Bat Bomb prototype, bomb canister - built to hold over a thousand bats, New Mexico Army Air Base - post bat bomb test
Image source: atlasobscura.com, Image credits: United States Army Air Forces/Wikimedia, United States Army Air Forces/Wikimedia

In 1942, Dr. Lytle S. Adams, a dentist and a friend of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, came up with an interesting idea after the Pearl Harbor attack. He had studied bats which could fly long distances, withstand high altitudes, and carry heavy loads. He also knew the Japanese buildings were mostly made of wood and other flammable materials. Therefore, he thought little bombs attached to the bats could rain fire on Japanese cities. The president of the time, Franklin Roosevelt, approved the idea too.

The official name of the project was Project X-Ray. Adams and a team of scientists started working on the bat bombs. The plan was to inject copper chloride into the side cartridge and tie the bomb to the bat’s chest. Then, they would load the bats into trays, and then the trays into a bomb. Then, a team would transport the bats in a plane, and when reached target locations, they would drop the bombs. The US Army conducted many tests, and some were successful while some others were not. Also, the tests showed that the bat bombs were much more effective than regular bombs. They would provide 3,625 to 4,748 fires per bomb, whereas the number was between 167 and 400 for regular bombs. The US government canceled the project in 1944 in order to redirect the resources to the atomic bomb. (1,2)

7 The Enterprise: The Secret Government

There had been a secret government above the law in the US for a long time. This clique manipulated world politics, sold guns, funded covert operations, and overthrew democratically-elected officials. A documentary on PBS in 1987 revealed this group. 

Ronald Regan, Time Magazine Cover
Image source: Wikimedia, content.time.com/Cover Credit: REAGAN BY DENNIS BRACK; RAFSANJANI BY KALARI-SYGMA

The US government established a secret organization which had abused US laws for a long time. This was a part of a project called “The Enterprise” created by the White House. It was a group of companies gathered to control the covert operations and conceal the involvement of the US government. Along with the CIA, this secret organization conducted a series of secret operations in Cuba, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Iran, and Vietnam. The most well-known operation the secret government involved in was the Iran-Contra affair, where then-president, Ronald Regan, secretly helped to sell weapons to Iran to support a terrorist group called “The Contras”.

This secret organization sold weapons to terror groups in some other countries causing the death of thousands. Also, the organization had manipulated the world politics with covert operations worldwide. The group did everything in the name of fighting communism and for the national security interests of the US. The organization’s ability to practice this power with impunity was thanks to the National Security Act of 1947. In 1987, a documentary by Bill Moyer revealed the secret organization. Bill Moyer revealed both the history and secret objectives of the group by interviewing respected intelligence, military, and government insiders. (source)

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8 The CIA’s Heart Attack Gun

The CIA created a gun that could give an immediate heart attack to a person when targeted, and it would leave no trace behind. The gun was made public in 1975 during the Church Committee hearings.

CIA’s Heart Attack Gun
Image source: Screengrab via The Indegraph Times/Youtube, Screengrab via The Indegraph Times/Youtube

The CIA developed a poison that could cause an immediate heart attack. But, in order to use this on targets, the agency needed a practical delivery mechanism. That’s why the poison was frozen into the form of a dart that could be used with a pistol. Finally, the CIA managed to make a heart attack gun. The pistol would shoot the icy projectile with a speed that could go through the clothes of targets. Then, the poison would melt into the body and cause an immediate heart attack.

One of the most prominent features of this weapon was that it wouldn’t leave any trace of poison. In other words, the death of victims would look natural. Its existence came to light during the Church Committee hearings in 1975. Also, a former CIA employee, Mary Embree, confirmed the existence of the heart attack gun in an interview in 1998. (1,2)

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9 The United Fruit Company

The United Fruit Company had great power in Guatemala in terms of the banana trade. But, when their power was challenged by the first democratically-elected president of the country, the CIA carried out a covert operation and backed a coup in Guatemala in 1954 in order to ensure the power of the company. The truth came to light when the Operation PBSuccess was declassified in 1994.

CIA's role in the overthrow of Arbenz document, Guatemala in North America
Image credits: CIA/Wikimedia, TUBS/Wikimedia

The United Fruit Company (UFC) was the world’s largest banana exporter as of 1900 and had a domination over the banana trade in Guatemala. The company was very powerful in Guatemala and had control of railroads, communication systems, and docks. The UFC had a capital of $215 million in 1930 and had been one of the biggest employers for several years in Guatemala. Then-president of Guatemala, Jorge Ubico, was favorable to the UFC and made things easy for it. The general policies of Ubico led to an uprising in 1944, and he had to flee the country. The next several years were better than the times of Ubico, but still, there were many problems in the country.

After a largely free election in Guatemala, Jacobo Arbenz became the president in 1950. Then, he implemented an agrarian reform bill named Decree 900. According to this reform, the government would expropriate the uncultivated lands of the landholders who had more than 673 acres. This meant the lands of the UFC were in danger since only 15% of their land (550,000 acres) was cultivated. The UFC intensively objected to the decision of the government and asked for the help of the US. The US government authorized the CIA to conduct a covert operation named Operation PBSuccess. Eventually, the CIA supported a coup in Guatemala in order to ensure the power of the UFC. President Arbenz had to resign at the end of the coup. The involvement of the CIA was revealed when the documents about the operation were revealed in 1994. (1,2)

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10 Gleiwitz Incident

The Gleiwitz incident was a false flag operation by Germany in 1939 to invade Poland. The German soldiers posed as Polish soldiers and attacked a German radio station in Gleiwitz. An SS soldier revealed the details of the incident during the Nurnberg Trials in 1946.

Alfred Naujocks, Glivice radio tower
Image credits: US Army/Wikimedia, Smerus/Wikimedia

On 31 August 1939, Nazi Germany conducted a false flag operation. Some German soldiers dressed in Polish uniforms attacked a German radio station to justify the invasion of Poland. After seizing the station, they broadcasted an anti-German message in the Polish language. They even brought some prisoners and killed them there in order to make the attack more convincing. Also, the Germans didn’t allow the US or any other country to investigate the incident in detail. The name of the whole operation was “Grossmutter gestorben” (“Grandmother died”). One day after the incident, Germany invaded Poland and initiated the WWII in Europe. An SS soldier, Alfred Naujocks, confessed to the crime and revealed the details about the operation at the Nurnberg trials. He testified that he organized the Gleiwitz incident and led the team under orders from the chief of the Gestapo.(1,2,3)

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