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Sonic Health Attacks by Pulsed Microwaves in Havana Revisited [Health Matters]

2021 · Harm · Insufficient evidence

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This article summarizes the U.S. National Academies (NASEM) report on illness in U.S. government employees and their families at overseas embassies. It states that the NASEM committee considered multiple mechanisms and that the most plausible mechanism, espec…

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Publicationmanual · 2021
Study typereview
Reported directionHarm
Evidence ratingInsufficient

Abstract

Sonic Health Attacks by Pulsed Microwaves in Havana Revisited [Health Matters] James C. Lin. Sonic Health Attacks by Pulsed Microwaves in Havana Revisited [Health Matters]. IEEE Microwave Magazine. 22(3):71-73, March 2021. doi: 10.1109/MMM.2020.3044125. Abstract Presents the results of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report, “An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies." it is almost exactly three years since the publication of my article “Strange Reports of Weaponized Sound in Cuba” [2]. There, it was first hypothesized that “[a]ssuming that the reported events are reliable, there is actually a scientific explanation for the source of sonic energy. It could well be from a targeted beam of high-power microwave pulse radiation” [2]. In examining plausible causes of the described illnesses, the NASEM report makes that point that, among the mechanisms the study committee considered, the most plausible mechanism to explain these cases, especially in individuals with distinct early symptoms, appears to be directed, pulsed RF (microwave) energy. ieeexplore.ieee.org

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Study typereview
Effect directionharm
PopulationU.S. government employees and their families at overseas embassies (as described in the referenced NASEM report)
Sample sizeNot supplied
Exposuremicrowave
Evidence strengthInsufficientConfidence: 66% · Peer reviewed: unknown

Main findings

This article summarizes the U.S. National Academies (NASEM) report on illness in U.S. government employees and their families at overseas embassies. It states that the NASEM committee considered multiple mechanisms and that the most plausible mechanism, especially for individuals with distinct early symptoms, appears to be directed, pulsed RF (microwave) energy.

Outcomes measured

  • Illness/health symptoms reported among U.S. government employees and their families at overseas embassies
  • Early symptoms (distinct early symptoms mentioned)

Limitations

  • Appears to be a magazine article summarizing a separate report rather than presenting original study data
  • No quantitative exposure metrics (e.g., frequency, power, SAR) provided in the abstract
  • No sample size or detailed outcome assessment methods reported in the abstract
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Identifiers and source

DOI: 10.1109/mmm.2020.3044125
PubMed: Not supplied

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