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U.S. suspects Russia is behind mystery attacks on diplomats in Cuba

Lottie Casas September 12, 2018

US suspects Russia is behind mystery attacks on diplomats in Cuba

U.S. suspects RUSSIA is behind mystery attacks on diplomats in Cuba which left officials with brain injuries

  • The bizarre sound weapon is damaging the brains of U.S. personnel
  • U.S. intelligence believes Moscow is behind the attacks but  do not see the evidence as conclusive enough to formally accuse the Russians
  • The attacks began in 2016 and have targeted 26 Americans in Cuba and one known case in China with more being examined
  • Russian and Chinese intelligence agencies are known to work in Cuba
  • The weapon is believed to use microwaves to injure the brain, giving receptions the same type of injury a concession would cause
  • Scientists say the dimensions of the human head make it a fairly good antenna for picking up microwave signals 

U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia is behind the mystery attacks in Cuba and China that involve a high-pitched chirping sound weapon damaging the brains of U.S. personnel.

American suspicions are backed up from communications intercepts gathered during a lengthy investigation involving the FBI, the CIA and other U.S. agencies, NBC News reported.

That investigation is ongoing. 

U.S. intelligence agencies believe Russia is behind the mystery attacks in Cuba and China that involve a high-pitched chirping sound weapon damaging the brains of U.S. personnel

The attacks began in 2016 and have targeted 26 Americans in Cuba and one known case in China with more being examined

But the agencies do not see the evidence as conclusive enough to formally accuse Moscow of the attacks that began in 2016 and have continued into 2018.

Bizarre sounds heard by the workers have caused hearing, cognitive, visual, balance, sleep and other problems and are believed to be caused by a microwave device or electromagnetic waves.

U.S. officials are struggling to understand the futuristic weapon and its after effects on the human brain, but if Russia is using such a device against Americans, it would be a stunning act of aggression that would likely trigger outrage in Congress and calls for an immediate response.

And it would likely test President Donald Trump’s willingness to challenge Russian President Vladimir Putin on the issue.

Trump’s relationship with Putin was under scrutiny after the president said he believed Putin’s denials that Russia was not involved in the 2016 presidential contest when U.S. intelligence agencies said Moscow meddled. Trump later walked back his comments in that Helsinki press conference in July.


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Additionally, just because Russia is a suspect, it doesn’t mean Cuba has been ruled out completely. 

The Cuban government has denied any part of the attacks, but Cuban intelligence services may have aided Russia. Russian intelligence agencies operate in Cuba, as do Chinese spies, officials told NBC News.

The U.S. military is researching ways to combat the audio weapon, including testing various devices on animals.  

A senior administration official told CNN that investigators have torn apart buildings in Havana where U.S. personnel encountered the sounds but found no acoustic devices, leading investigators to believe the injuries were the result of microwaves beamed from a nearby location and that the ‘sounds’ were merely a means of masking the microwave attacks.

Microwaves are common. Radios, satellite television, radars, GPS, Bluetooth, cell phones and, of course, microwave ovens use them, and they’re usually harmless.

However, many governments, including the United States and Russia, have studied ways to weaponize them.  

Scientists say the dimensions of the human head make it a fairly good antenna for picking up microwave signals.

A March study in The Journal of the American Medical Association found some U.S. personnel had covered their ears and heads when they heard the noise but experienced no sound reduction.

The diplomats appeared to have developed signs of a concussion without having received any blows to the head.

The U.S. government has said 26 government workers were injured in unexplained attacks in Havana starting in late 2016.

Then Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said American embassy staff had been targeted deliberately although he declined to blame anyone at the time.

This year, one U.S. worker in China was diagnosed with similar symptoms after hearing bizarre sounds in Guangzhou, and more personnel in China are being tested.

The motive of the attacks remains unclear.

But the attacks in Havana have driven a wedge between the U.S. and Cuba that resulted in Washington removing most of its diplomats and spies from the island.

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