Mysterious attacks against American diplomats in China and Cuba have produced illnesses similar to concussions. Multiple news agencies are reporting that U. S. intelligence officials…
Mysterious attacks against American diplomats in China and Cuba have produced illnesses similar to concussions.
Multiple news agencies are reporting that U. S. intelligence officials suspect Russian involvement in the development of mysterious illnesses that have befallen American diplomats. According to NBC News, 26 government workers at the U. S. embassy in Cuba became ill in late 2016 with concussion-like symptoms. Some of the workers had described hearing an odd sound prior to the illnesses taking hold, and initial theories were that some kind of sonic weapon was being used to harm the diplomats. When it became clear that something odd was happening, the United States withdrew most of its staff and their families from Cuba to prevent further harm. The Cuban government has consistently maintained that they had nothing to do with the illnesses.
By September 2017, the attacks had subsided, but began again in April of 2018. In addition, similar symptoms began showing up in employees at the American embassy in China. U. S. intelligence agencies have been researching the symptoms and possible causes since last year, and determined fairly quickly that sound waves alone would not cause the kinds of brain injuries the diplomats were experiencing.
