Clarity Concerning the Mechanism Behind “Havana Syndrome,” Vulnerabilities Within U.S. Embassies/Consulates, and Russian/Chinese Exploitation of Vulnerabilities

In late 2016, U.S. Embassy staffers reported experiencing headaches, nausea, vomiting, and other symptoms believed to be caused by a sonic weapon of some sort. After a great deal of speculation along these lines, the leading theory shifted in the direction of mass hysteria induced by the staff’s awareness of a single illness. More recently, after even more cases have emerged, evidence would seem to once again suggest a sonic weapon.

What possible motive could a state actor such as Russia or China have to induce sickness in employees of an embassy? Did they really believe that embassies would simply pack up and leave town, ceasing their spying operations just because a few people got sick? What sense would it make to operate a sonic weapon that would sicken operators more than the intended victims?

According to one report, a staffer become the most ill when in bed or when working in particular parts of the building, but not in others. The United States Government is not being forthright with regards to what it knows (or worse, what they don’t know) concerning the phenomenon of “Havana Syndrome.”