Modern Mysteries

New report: Havana Syndrome linked to Russian sonic weapons

By T.K. Randall
April 1, 2024 ·  11 comments

The US embassy in Cuba where it all began. Image Credit: US Department of State The true nature of Havana syndrome, which is named after a spate of suspected 'attacks' which began in Havana, Cuba back in 2016, has remained something of a mystery for the better part of a decade.

Victims of the phenomenon typically report symptoms such as fatigue, headaches and nausea as well as debilitating long-term health issues that have proven difficult to treat.

While investigations by government agencies have predominantly ruled out any possibility of foreign involvement, a major new media investigation by The Insider, Der Spiegel and CBS's 60 Minutes seems to have unearthed new evidence to suggest that the victims were deliberately targeted.

According to their research, a very specific Russian military intelligence unit known as 29155 was present in the same cities and at the same times as the 'attacks' took place.

The same unit has also been connected to the poisoning of Russian spy Sergei Skripal in 2018.

Intriguingly, the investigation also found evidence to suggest that the unit had been involved in the development of "non-lethal acoustic weapons" - otherwise known as sonic weapons.Such weapon systems could easily account for the symptoms experienced by those affected.

What has made the US government's official position on Havana syndrome so frustrating is that, despite playing down the possibility of a foreign country being involved, agencies have failed to actually provide any sort of viable alternative explanation.

So could they have been covering up what they really knew about the phenomenon ?

Unsurprisingly, Russia has since moved to deny any involvement.

"No one has ever published or expressed any convincing evidence of these unfounded accusations anywhere," said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"So, all of those are nothing more than unfounded accusations."

Source: BBC News | Comments (11)

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