Ship's Serviceman 1st Class Scott D. Amberger aims a Long Range Acoustic Device (LRAD) at an incoming small craft off the starboard bridge wing of amphibious command ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) during a small boat attack drill. 27 January 2006
Attacks on Americans in Cuba are calling attention to how inaudible sound waves can alter moods and perceptions.
Earlier this month the U.S. State Department disclosed that several Havana-based diplomats have experienced “incidents which have caused a variety of physical symptoms.” Secretary Rex Tillerson said the incidents began last fall, calling them “health attacks.”
They were not the good kind of health attacks. Symptoms have included severe hearing loss, headaches, and problems with balance—forcing some diplomats to return to the United States. “We hold the Cuban authorities responsible for finding out who is carrying out these health attacks,” Tillerson said.
His remarks came after a search for the cause of the symptoms—also reported among Canadian diplomats living in Cuban housing—led some U.S. officials to conclude that the weapon is inaudible sonic waves.
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WNU Editor: Apparently the effects are serious .... U.S. And Canadian Diplomats In Cuba Suffered Serious Brain And Nerve Damage (August 23, 2017).
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