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All our reports on Havana Syndrome | 60 Minutes Full Episodes

60 MinutesApril 4, 20261h 34m
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Classified US Intelligence Mission and Weapon Acquisition0:12Developments in 5-Year Investigation27:03Evidence of Brain Injury and Pulsed Energy Mechanism30:43Attacks on White House Staff and John Bolton's Assessment1:02:52Robin Garfield's Family Attacks in China and Philadelphia1:03:31Dismissal of Early Reports and First Cuba Case1:06:32CIA Investigation and Director William Burns1:10:01Medical Findings on Brain Injuries1:12:00CIA Interim Report and Challenges1:16:32Cases in China: Mark Lindsay and Katherine Werner1:21:02Mike Beck's NSA Case and Relevance1:26:00Garfield Family Details and State Department Response1:30:01Senate Attention to China Patients and State Department Response1:32:44
In a Nutshell

US diplomats, spies, CIA officers, and families have suffered Havana Syndrome brain injuries since 2014—causing vertigo, ear pain, cognitive damage, and vestibular issues—likely from pulsed microwave or directed energy weapons wielded by Russian Unit 29155, with evidence including a 2024 US purchase of a concealable Russian device tested on animals matching victim symptoms. Victims like Chris, Heidi, Mark Polymeeropoulos, and FBI agent Carrie report consistent attacks even in US homes and White House grounds, linked to Russian spies like Vitali Kovalev. Government panels (led by Dr. David Relman) deem pulsed RF energy most plausible, but CIA/ODNI downplay foreign involvement as "unlikely," fueling cover-up accusations amid operational disruptions and calls for Purple Hearts.

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Details of a classified US intelligence mission obtained a previously unknown weapon that may unlock the mystery of brain injuries suffered by US diplomats, spies, and military officers since at least 2016. Victims suffered crippling brain injuries from an overwhelming force damaging vision, hearing, sense of balance, and cognition. Government doubted stories, calling victims delusional. 60 Minutes learned a weapon inflicting these injuries was obtained overseas and secretly tested on animals on a US military base. Investigated for 9 years; this is the fourth story, "Targeting Americans".

Chris and Heidi (last name withheld), met at Air Force Academy. Chris retired as lieutenant colonel working on classified spy satellites. Near Washington DC, struck by unseen force five times in five months, all in home in Northern Virginia. Heidi present for last two attacks.

  • First incident August 2020: Felt punched in throat, left ear clogged, sharp shooting pains down left arm.
  • Second: Standing in kitchen looking at back woods, immediate vice on head, disoriented, confused, dizzy.
  • Third, end of September: Sitting in living room, all spine muscles cramped like Charlie horse, spine on fire, very hot and sharp.
  • Fifth, early December: Woke with full body convulsion, worst pain ever, vice gripping brain stem.

Heidi: Early January, immense joint pain everywhere, shoulder pain in left shoulder, no trauma. Bones in shoulder dissolving (osteolysis), required surgery. Lasting effects: On two neurological drugs daily; without them, severe symptoms; sustained damage to multiple organ systems.

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