Microwave Radiation ‘Most Plausible’ Cause Of Diplomats’ Ailments
Microwave Radiation ‘Most Plausible’ Cause Of Diplomats’ Ailments, Report Says, NPR
December 6, 2020
Heard on Morning Edition Microwave radiation is the “most plausible” cause of migraines, dizziness, memory loss and other ailments that dozens of U.S. diplomats have complained of while serving in Cuba and China, a new report says.
Since 2016, the so-called Havana syndrome has afflicted more than 40 U.S. diplomats at the U.S. Embassy in the Cuban capital and at least a dozen more at the U.S. Consulate in Guangzhou, China. At the request of the State Department, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine investigated and produced a 64-page report. “The committee [of experts] felt that many of the distinctive and acute signs, symptoms, and observations reported by the Department of State employees are consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed, radiofrequency energy,” the report said. Radiofrequency energy includes radio waves and microwaves. “What we can say is that something real and significant clinically happened to these people,” Dr. David Relman, a Stanford University professor who led the study, said in an interview with NPR. “At least some, if not many, of the signs and symptoms that were reported in these patients can be explained by this particular form of microwave radiation,” he added. The report noted that individual cases varied but that many diplomats described a common pattern: The sudden onset of a perceived loud sound, a sensation of intense pressure or vibration in the head, and pain in the ear or more diffusely in the head. Most individuals reported that the sound or these other sensations seemed to originate from a particular direction and were perceived only when the individual was in a specific physical location. Some also reported sudden onset of tinnitus, hearing loss, dizziness, unsteady gait, and visual disturbances.” Some of the diplomats have complained that the State Department has been slow or reluctant to provide sufficient support. A number of them have retired, saying their ailments were so debilitating they could no longer work. ………https://www.npr.org/2020/12/06/943531538/microwave-radiation-most-plausible-cause-of-diplomats-ailments-report-says |
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How on Earth is this related to nuclear? You do realize microwave radiation isn’t related to ionizing radiation (radioactive decay), right?
You’re quite right. It does not relate to nuclear. Over the years, this website has often covered mictowavr radiation issues, usually to point out the difference between electromagnetic and ionising radiation. We’ve also tried to dispel unfounded feas abooit electromagnetic radiation. We just wavered this time, as perhaps there is something in this news story.