It has been almost five years since American officials have suffered from unexplained ills in some of the countries where they are based. These disturbances are thought to have originated in targeted attacks known as acoustic attacks, and according to Washington, Russian GRU agents are in the process.
It has been five years since mysterious evils touch the diplomatic personnel or certain agents of the American administrations located abroad. Brain disorders that have been grouped under the term ” syndrome of Havana ”. Dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, irritability, headache…, these symptoms strange and sometimes persistent have affected approximately 130 of these personnel since 2016. After analysis, the brains of the victims knew cerebral connections caused by an external element. US authorities suspect the use of special equipment directing microwave pulsed towards their target. The Americans have dubbed this threat “acoustic attack”. Last November, this mysterious evil would have struck again, but this time in the heart of the White House. For once, the 18 US federal intelligence agencies are now focusing on the investigation in order to quickly unmask the perpetrators.
However, according to three sources mentioned by the American media Politico, the authorities suggest that the GRU, the Russian military spy agency, could be at the origin of these strange attacks. However, for the moment, no clue links this affair to the GRU, or to the Kremlin.
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Often involved in cyber attacks, or interference in elections with its arsenal mixing cyber weapons and cyber influence, the GRU is the only intelligence agency that could have a place in every place where suspicious incidents have occurred, including in the United States. Other than China or Israel, it would also be the only agency that could have the technology to carry out such attacks. Elements which make it clear to a former national security official integrated into the investigation, that this affair to everyoneair to come from the GRU. According to the authorities, the two other countries that can use such means are not operating in the areas where the incidents occurred. It remains to be seen what interest the Kremlin would have in carrying out such attacks.
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