10 Heinous Projects That Remained Hidden In Classified Documents

10. Operation Northwoods

Operation Northwoods was presented during the term of John F. Kennedy in 1962. It was a military plan that wanted to generate the approval of the American people to carry out military action against Cuba.

The program required several undercover operations, including, for example, shooting American citizens in their own territory to sow panic, as well as airplane hijacking in both the US and Cuba.

High positions of the US Department of Defense were responsible for proposing the plan led by the Chairman of the Chief of Staff of Lyman Louis Lemnitzer.

The document was submitted to the Board to the Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara on 13 March 1962, with an approved paragraph as a preliminary presentation for planning purposes.

However, the project did not please President John F. Kennedy, who not only flatly rejected him, but also removed Robert McNamara from his position as Secretary of Defense.

In general, the Kennedy government was very lax, in the eyes of the military, with the Cuban government, so the enmity of the army was won. Many believe that Kennedy's death had close relations to this.