US intelligence agencies have evidence of Russia's involvement in "acoustic attacks" against US diplomatic missions in China and in Cuba. This is reported by journalists on NBC. Information allegedly received from several sources at the same time, at the same time, the FBI refused to comment on this message.
NBC journalists say that involvement in these hostile actions is confirmed by interceptions of telephone conversations, although the evidence is not yet exhaustive, and the investigation continues.
If the information is confirmed officially, Russia will receive another case of Skripale, and now the Americans will be the injured party.
"Acoustic attacks": where and how it was
Strange "sound" attacks on American diplomats - a story that began several years ago. In November 2016, employees of the US embassy in Cuba began to complain about the unknown "sound waves" that appeared at night and caused nausea, partial hearing loss, severe headaches. According to the victims, the sound resembled the buzz of insects or the grinding of metal objects.
The impact was massive: in Havana, 16 diplomats complained of similar symptoms, several of them had to be evacuated to their homeland. The signs observed in the victims were very similar to those that occur during concussion.
Sound attacks continued until the spring of next year, the Americans did not succeed in determining their source. Cuban authorities allowed FBI and Canadian police officers to enter the territory to investigate, but it did not bring results. The premises in which the affected diplomats lived were thoroughly searched, but they could not find the source of the mysterious noises. As a result, the State Department had to significantly reduce the number of employees in the Cuban diplomatic mission.
A similar case occurred in May of this year on the other side of the planet - in Guangzhou, China. Several American diplomats suffered from exposure to incomprehensible sound waves. Moreover, medical indicators almost completely repeated the picture observed in Havana. To determine the source of radiation in this case did not work.
State Department said its weighty word
Naturally, this mysterious story almost immediately fell into the focus of attention of journalists. Therefore, the news regarding Russia's participation in these attacks was very loud.
Yesterday there was an official statement about this. State Department spokesman Heather Neuert reported that the investigation around "acoustic attacks" is ongoing, and at present there is no "person or group of people who would be considered responsible" for these hostile actions. Commenting on the information from the NBC channel, she added: "I would ask everyone to be very skeptical about the statements of these officials." The Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to comment on information from journalists. About this reports Reuters.
What was it?
Experts believe that American diplomats were exposed to the so-called acoustic weapons. Its action is not lethal and is aimed at disabling and neutralizing the enemy.
The work of such weapons is based on the principle of radiation of sound and infrasonic waves of a certain frequency. Similar devices already exist. For example, in 2000, the American company American Technology Corporation introduced LRAD (Long Range Acoustic Device). It was designed for use by the military and the police. The sound of a certain frequency can be transmitted to hundreds of meters, depressingly acting on the human nervous system. In 2005, LRAD was successfully used against Somali pirates.
