- The US military conducted and funded experiments on various animals.
- The test aims to see if radio frequency waves cause a mysterious disease known as 'Havana Syndrome'.
- Last week, the US intelligence agency said that the disease was most likely not caused by enemy or foreign weapons.
According to a new report, the US military has been conducting animal experiments to mimic the symptoms caused by the mysterious 'Havana syndrome'.
The Pentagon exposed primates to radio frequency waves to see if they could cause the pain that has plagued many US government workers in recent years, Politico reported Thursday. The new report comes days after media reports that the Defense Department is continuing to test weapons systems in an attempt to recreate symptoms of Havana syndrome, after the intelligence community rejected theories that the fault was a foreign enemy or an energy weapon.
Radio frequency waves have also been tested on ferrets, whose heads are similar to humans, the report said. The experiment was conducted at Wayne State University in Michigan, which received a $750,000 grant in September for a program it describes as "brain injury and psychological health research."
A defense official told Insider that the Defense Department, as requested by Congress, "continues to address issues related to 'adverse health care risks,' including the cause, origin, mitigation, detection and treatment of such incidents." Continued.
The official did not comment on the preliminary examination report, but said that the tests carried out at Wayne State University aimed to reduce "defects associated with traumatic brain injury".
"Testing gunshot wounds on dogs, cats, monkeys and marine animals is the blood stain on the uniforms worn by those who bravely serve," said Shalene Gallo, vice president of the animal rights group PETA. . says a statement shared with an insider. "They have done nothing to improve people's health and the US military must immediately lift the order to allow such disgusting experiments."
Details of the test emerged a week after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence determined that the rare medical condition - also known as "Havana syndrome" - could not have been caused by an alien enemy or a nuclear weapon. It caused a wedge. on the controversial theory that US officials are being targeted.
Hundreds of US government officials, from diplomats to international spies, have suffered from a mysterious illness in recent years with symptoms including dizziness, memory loss, nausea and headaches. In the year In January 2022, the CIA determined that the incident affecting people including Cuba, China and Russia was unlikely to be a deliberate attack by a foreign agent.
In a March 1 statement, Director of National Intelligence Avril Haynes said intelligence community agencies "assess that symptoms reported by US personnel may be the result of factors unrelated to a foreign enemy, such as pre-existing health conditions, common and risk factors." Area. ."
"These findings do not doubt the actual experiences and symptoms reported by our colleagues and their family members," he added.
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