WASHINGTON -- The two-year-old U.S. diplomatic relationship with Cuba was roiled Wednesday by what U.S. officials say was a string of bizarre incidents that left a group of American diplomats in Havana with severe hearing loss attributed to a covert sonic device.
The Cuban government flatly rejected the allegations later in the day, saying in a lengthy statement that "Cuba has never permitted, nor will permit, that Cuban territory be used for any action against accredited diplomatic officials or their families, with no exception."
In the fall of 2016, a series of U.S. diplomats began suffering unexplained loss of hearing, constant painful headaches, sleeplessness, exhaustion and other symptoms, according to an official familiar with the incidents. Several of the diplomats were recent arrivals at the embassy, which reopened in 2015 as part of former President Barack Obama's reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
The source familiar with the incidents told CBS News that as many as eight or nine U.S. government employees had their assignments cut short due to the severity of the symptoms, but others affected remain on the island after being "encouraged not to leave." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-rejects...n-embassy/
Can anyone explain to me what is a 'sonic attack'? Is it a new kind of weapon or something and if not what's to gain from using such a device?
The Cuban government flatly rejected the allegations later in the day, saying in a lengthy statement that "Cuba has never permitted, nor will permit, that Cuban territory be used for any action against accredited diplomatic officials or their families, with no exception."
In the fall of 2016, a series of U.S. diplomats began suffering unexplained loss of hearing, constant painful headaches, sleeplessness, exhaustion and other symptoms, according to an official familiar with the incidents. Several of the diplomats were recent arrivals at the embassy, which reopened in 2015 as part of former President Barack Obama's reestablishment of diplomatic relations with Cuba.
The source familiar with the incidents told CBS News that as many as eight or nine U.S. government employees had their assignments cut short due to the severity of the symptoms, but others affected remain on the island after being "encouraged not to leave." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cuba-rejects...n-embassy/
Can anyone explain to me what is a 'sonic attack'? Is it a new kind of weapon or something and if not what's to gain from using such a device?