Portable microwave weapon surfaces as Havana Syndrome clue

A 60 Minutes investigation reports that a classified U.S. mission obtained a portable microwave weapon and secretly tested it on animals at a U.S. military lab, potentially explaining Havana Syndrome brain injuries blamed on foreign actors for years. The device is described as covert, programmable, and capable of pulsed microwaves that can affect brain function, with victims’ accounts and testimony from former CIA officers fueling claims of a government cover-up. The report notes White House engagement with victims, renewed reviews by intelligence agencies, and ties to decades of Russian microwave research, underscoring a contested narrative about responsibility and response.