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Pentagon bought device through undercover operation some investigators suspect is linked to Havana Syndrome

The Defense Department has tested a pulsed radio wave device bought by Homeland Security Investigations that may explain dozens of unexplained health incidents among US personnel.

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By Katie Bo Lillis, Natasha Bertrand, Priscilla Alvarez, Jim Sciutto, Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Defense Department has spent more than a year testing a device purchased in an undercover operation that some investigators think could be the cause of a series of mysterious ailments impacting US spies, diplomats and troops that are colloquially known as Havana Syndrome, according to four sources briefed on the matter. A division of the Departme…

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CNN broke the news in Atlanta, United States on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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