Thomson Reuters
Scientists at a US military lab are planning to experiment on primates to investigate the cause of the mysterious Havana Syndrome that has injured US public servants in Cuba, China, and elsewhere, according to a report from The New Yorker.
As part of the experiments, scientists would expose the primates to pulsed microwave radiation and study their brains to see if the results are consistent with a report from the National Academy of Sciences showing brain anomolies, The New Yorker reported Monday.
Havana Syndrome incidents were first reported among embassy staff in Cuba in 2016, in which employees reported experiencing brain injuries from what's believed to be directed-energy attacks.
Since then, more than 130 incidents have been reported according to the Guardian, though officials have said unrelated conditions may have been conflated with the supposed Havana Syndrome.