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Chapter 6 War in the ether Throughout the Reagan years, fear and loathing of the Soviet Union’s “evil empire” rose to new heights. Meanwhile, work both within the Psi Spies unit and at SRI continued at a rapid pace with new techniques being developed to increase both the efficiency and accuracy of remote viewing. One of the biggest problems to overcome concerned separating the true psychic “signal” from extraneous mind clutter called “noise.” Noise, quite simply, is the brain’s normal conscious operation—fleeting thoughts touching on a wide range of topics. At any given time of day, the brain may be interrupted by thoughts of home and family, hunger or thirst, daydreams of faraway places, or longing for a date for Friday night. “Basically, what you have is a signal to noise problem,” explained Col. Alexander. “[Remote viewing] naturals and
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