During this period "secrets" referred to experiments, and the most coveted ones were not those which were bizarre, but the ones which had been proven to yield the desired outcome.
dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs pˈiəɹɪəd "sˈiːkɹᵻts" ɹᵻfˈɜːd tʊ ɛkspˈɛɹɪmənts, ænd ðə mˈoʊst kˈʌvɪɾᵻd wˈʌnz wɜː nˌɑːt ðoʊz wˌɪtʃ wɜː bᵻzˈɑːɹ, bˌʌt ðə wˈʌnz wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn pɹˈuːvən tə jˈiːld ðə dɪzˈaɪɚd ˈaʊtkʌm.