CBS Journalists Allege Russian Role in Havana Syndrome, Citing 10-Metre Phone Link and Cover-Up
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Updated · The Guardian · Oct 10
CBS Journalists Allege Russian Role in Havana Syndrome, Citing 10-Metre Phone Link and Cover-Up
1 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Oct 10
Summary
A new book by two CBS 60 Minutes journalists argues Russia was behind at least some Havana syndrome cases and that parts of the US government buried evidence rather than fully investigate it.
The authors point to patterns across dozens of cases involving CIA officers working on Russia, including a 2019 London incident where a phone tied to suspected Russian operatives was reportedly just 10 metres from a victim’s hotel room.
Their case is reinforced by Stanford scientist David Relman, who says a subset of anomalous health incidents is most plausibly explained by pulsed microwave exposure and that the evidence he reviewed suggests a possible cover-up.
The claims cut against a 2023 US intelligence assessment that found foreign involvement 'very unlikely', though that judgment was rescinded this summer by then-DNI Tulsi Gabbard over alleged analytical flaws.
The book lands as investigators also examine a device reportedly bought from a Russian illicit network in late 2024; animal tests suggest it could reproduce AHI-like effects, widening concern that such weapons may be feasible and proliferating.