SRC - Havana Syndrome
Folder: 05 - SOURCE MATERIAL Supporting: Havana Syndrome
The Device — January/March 2026
CNN — January 13, 2026 “Havana Syndrome: Pentagon bought device through undercover operation” https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/13/politics/havana-syndrome-device-pentagon-hsi Confirms: Device acquired from Russian criminal network. Pentagon funded through HSI. Valued at approximately $15 million. Fits in a backpack. Pulsed radio frequency waves. Russian-manufactured components. Tested on animals for over a year. Injuries consistent with AHI reports. House and Senate Intelligence Committees briefed. Concern that technology may have proliferated to multiple countries.
The Defense Post — March 12, 2026 “US Tests Suspected Weapon Tied to Havana Syndrome in Secret Lab Experiments” https://thedefensepost.com/2026/03/12/us-havana-syndrome-weapon/ Confirms: Software generates pulsed electromagnetic waves that disrupt biological tissue. Penetrates walls. Strikes targets hundreds of feet away. Military lab testing confirmed.
Sasha Ingber — Substack January 12, 2026 https://sashaingber.substack.com/p/exclusive-us-has-been-testing-a-captured Confirms: US possesses weapon causing “disturbing internal issues — the stuff that brings you to your knees.” In 2018 Israel asked to use it for crowd control against Palestinians. Secretary Mattis declined. New ODNI report being held up — rift between Gabbard/Kent (want release) and Ratcliffe/Hansell (do not).
Legal United States — January 13, 2026 https://legalunitedstates.com/havana-syndrome/ Confirms: Device emits pulsed radio-frequency waves. Federal labs testing for over a year. Congress briefed.
Russian Intelligence Connection
The Insider / 60 Minutes / Der Spiegel — Ongoing Investigation https://theins.ru/en/inv/290088 Three-year joint investigation. Confirmed: Evidence in two cases implicating Unit 29155 of GRU (Russian military intelligence) — Frankfurt 2014, Tbilisi 2021. Unit 29155 also responsible for documented poisonings and bombings across Europe. Investigative journalist Christo Grozev found email — “receipt” for services to Russian government from Unit 29155 member for “potential capabilities of non-lethal acoustic weapons.” Over 65 victims believe they were targeted by directed energy weapon. High-level CIA official called it: “The biggest cover-up I’ve seen in my adult life.”
CBS News 60 Minutes — March 2026 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-havana-syndrome-report-finds-u-s-government-tested-energy-weapon/ Confirms: US government tested energy weapon. Greg Edgreen — ran DIA investigation — confirmed targeting of Russia-focused American operatives. Book: “The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up” Penguin Random House — October 2025.
The Cover-Up
Intelligence Community Assessment — January 2025 Broader IC assessment: “very unlikely” foreign actor caused symptoms. ODNI emphasized analysts “cannot rule out” possibility in small number of cases. Referenced in CNN January 2026 report.
CIA Special Activities Center Internal Assessment Determined: “no way 1,500 people could have been attacked” because SAC itself couldn’t do that without operatives being caught. Cited as flawed reasoning in The Insider investigation — assumes attacker would target all 1,500, not subset of Russia-focused operatives.
The Physics — Microwave Auditory Effect
Professor James Lin — University of Illinois Chicago Self-experiment with pulsed microwave radiation. Confirmed: auditory sensations associated with Havana Syndrome are scientifically possible through microwave technology. Washington Morning — February 14, 2026: https://washingtonmorning.com/2026/02/14/american-scientist-tests-secret-acoustic-weapon-on-himself-to-solve-havana-syndrome-mystery/ Note: Lin remains unconvinced that a malicious weapon is most likely explanation for all cases. Energy levels for permanent brain damage would need to be significant. Both the confirmation and the honest counterpoint documented.
Norway Experiment — February 2026 CIA investigated Norwegian government experiment with pulsed-energy machine. Researcher built and tested a Havana Syndrome device on himself. Washington Post — February 14, 2026: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/02/14/havana-syndrome-cia-norway-experiment/
David Relman — Stanford University Co-chaired US intelligence community expert panel. Concluded pulsed microwave energy is “plausible” explanation for AHI symptoms. Described mechanism: “mimicking what the brain normally does, but now you’re driving it with your pulses from the outside.” Cited in The Insider investigation.
US Testing Results — Source Quote “The results refute the bogus assessment that non-thermal energy cannot cause injury.” Source familiar with US testing of acquired device — The Insider.
Washington Post Opinion
— February 2026
“Directed energy, Havana-syndrome-type arms race has begun” https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/19/directed-energy-havana-syndrome-weapons/ Confirms: directed energy weapons race is now acknowledged at mainstream editorial level.
The HAVANA Act — 2021
Signed into law October 8, 2021. Provides financial support to government employees affected by Anomalous Health Incidents. The government paying compensation while simultaneously saying foreign involvement is “very unlikely.” The contradiction is documented in official record. Congress.gov — Public Law 117-46.
Canadian Diplomats
60 Minutes Overtime — two Canadian diplomats attacked in their homes in Havana. Children suffered nosebleeds, fainting, vision problems, dizziness. Interviewed in “Targeting Americans” report. CBS News above.
Still To Source
- ODNI new report — currently being held up. Monitor for release. investigate
- Full scope of Unit 29155 Havana Syndrome operations — classified, monitor for leaks or declassification investigate
- Device technical specifications beyond pulsed RF waves — classified investigate
- Confirmed human deaths attributed to directed energy attacks — CIA employee suicide referenced in The Insider, cancers mentioned, not confirmed as causally linked investigate
- James Lin self-experiment — full published paper citation needed beyond news coverage #investigate