# A 'blistering exposé' of a mysterious technology — retained record

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source: [news](https://highsignal.app/data/news) (news:semafor)  published 2026-10-26 14:54 ingested 2026-10-27 02:56

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The Havana Syndrome by Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados.
The authors unpack the mystery surrounding the “sonic attacks” at the US Embassy in Cuba and other American posts around the world, in which diplomats reported suffering brain damage and other severe ailments. The CIA and FBI called it “a case of mass hysteria,” but a 60 Minutes report pointed to rapid-pulse microwave assaults, a Soviet technology.
The authors say that despite its denial, the US might also have this “stealth weapon with no known defense,” and others, including drug cartels, may have it as well. The book is “a blistering exposé of a frightening technology — and the equally frightening silence shrouding it,” Kirkus Reviews said. Buy The Havana Syndrome from your local bookstore.
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