Russia is thought to have used sophisticated electromagnetic weapons on US embassy staff in Cuba and China that triggered mysterious illnesses
RUSSIA is suspected of using electromagnetic weapons that caused mysterious illnesses in US personnel in Cuba and China.
An investigation by the FBI, CIA and other agencies has unearthed communications intercepts that US officials say point the finger of suspicion at the old Cold War enemy.
However, the three unidentified officials as well as two other people briefed on the probe, told NBC the evidence was not strong enough for the US to publicly blame Moscow.
US officials said in July they were still investigating health problems at the US embassy in Cuba, and do not know who or what was behind the mysterious illnesses, which began in 2016 and have affected 26 Americans.
Symptoms have included hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, headaches and fatigue, a pattern consistent with “mild traumatic brain injury,” State Department officials have said.
