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Norwegian Scientist Reportedly Injured After Self-Testing Device to Debunk Havana Syndrome
A Norwegian scientist’s self-test of a microwave device caused neurological symptoms like Havana Syndrome, prompting U.S. intelligence and Pentagon investigations in 2024.
- In 2024, a Norwegian government scientist tested a pulsed‑energy microwave device on himself to disprove Havana Syndrome and developed similar neurological symptoms, sources said.
- Seeking to disprove AHI claims, the unnamed researcher built a device using classified information amid Havana Syndrome’s 2016 emergence in Cuba, 2017 worldwide reports, and a 2022 DNI‑commissioned panel finding electromagnetic waves "plausibly explained" symptoms.
- Portable and emitting intense microwave energy, the device fits in a backpack; the U.S. Defence Department tested a similar device bought by Homeland Security Investigations, costing "eight figures" and containing Russian components.
- U.S. officials stopped short of drawing conclusions as the researcher's symptoms do not match a 'classic' Havana Syndrome case, and sources said the test did not prove a foreign adversary targeted U.S. personnel but added rare evidence that pulsed‑energy devices can affect human biology.
- Up to 1,500 U.S. government officials may be affected by AHIs, intelligence shifted from 2023 CIA and four other agencies' skepticism to early 2025 NSA and National Ground Intelligence Center reassessments, while Pentagon delegations to Norway and DoD tests highlight national‑security stakes.
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CIA, Pentagon reviewed secret 'Havana syndrome' device in Norway, Washington Post reports
U.S. officials investigated a previously unreported experiment in Norway in which a government scientist tested a microwave device and developed neurological symptoms similar to so-called Havana syndrome, the Washington Post reported on Saturday citing people familiar with the matter.
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