"So he did what any self-respecting man of science would do, and turned the weapon on himself in an attempt to demonstrate microwave weapons are harmless, WaPo reported. The result was unfortunately pretty gnarly. Instead of proving the tech to be harmless, the weapon did what it was built to do, scrambling the man's brain and bringing on a host of "neurological symptoms" associated with the infamous Havana syndrome, four people with knowledge of the event told WaPo."
"Never ones to waste an opportunity, the event spurred at least two separate visits from CIA and US State Department apparatchiks, according to WaPo. That may have something to do with a 2024 Department of Homeland Security operation to buy a pulsed-radio weapon for eight-figures, news of which broke earlier this year. It's just the latest episode in a decade-long search to link US foreign adversaries to Havana syndrome, a vague and highly-suspect charge that was once considered debunked."
A Norwegian government scientist secretly developed a pulse-energy device described as emitting powerful microwave pulses. After producing a working unit in 2024, the scientist tested the device on himself and developed neurological symptoms consistent with Havana syndrome. The medical community uses the term Anomalous Health Incidents and associates these symptoms with head or ear pain, balance loss or dizziness, insomnia, confusion, brain fog, emotional distress, and nausea. The event prompted visits from CIA and State Department officials and connects to a 2024 Department of Homeland Security purchase of a pulsed-radio weapon. The episode continues a decade-long effort to link adversaries to Havana syndrome and provides no clear geopolitical answers.
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