Posted on 09/15/2017 12:44:43 AM PDT by blueplum
WASHINGTON (AP) — The blaring, grinding noise jolted the American diplomat from his bed in a Havana hotel. He moved just a few feet, and there was silence. He climbed back into bed. Inexplicably, the agonizing sound hit him again. It was as if he'd walked through some invisible wall cutting straight through his room.
...On Tuesday, the State Department disclosed that doctors had confirmed another two cases, bringing the total American victims to 21. Some have mild traumatic brain injury, known as a concussion, and others permanent hearing loss.
Even the potential motive is unclear. Investigators are at a loss to explain why Canadians were harmed, too, including some who reported nosebleeds. Fewer than 10 Canadian diplomatic households in Cuba were affected, a Canadian official said. Unlike the U.S., Canada has maintained warm ties to Cuba for decades.
Sound and health experts are equally baffled. Targeted, localized beams of sound are possible, but the laws of acoustics suggest...
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Would be interesting to see if it was:
- highly directional
- low frequency
- multiple transmitters
-out of phase
transmissions.
RF burst affecting brain or auditory nerves?
No problem on my side, just giving some examples for sound power. You have a problem with that?
Perhaps, if there was no other bodily sensation of sound.
I suspect you are correct but....... what could be done?
About the only course would be to withdraw.
The offending devices require electrical power. If it starts to happen again, knock out Havana’s grid for a week or two and maybe the message will be understood.
Au contraire. The noise could be turned off and on based on the person's location in the room.
IDK, on 1 hand attacking innocent people is communism’s bread and butter, on the other, the Castro’s experience is with putting a bullet in the back of someone’s head, not high tech.
Cuba mystery: Even Castro baffled by harm to US diplomats
I am sure Castro is shocked, I tell you, just totally shocked and surprised! (/sarc)
You are right. This is intolerable.
Senators to Tillerson: Expel Cuban diplomats, consider US embassy closure over attacks
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