Can the United States Deter Threats from Uncertain Origins? Examining the Cases of Havana Syndrome, SolarWinds, and the Chinese Mafia

Abstract

For years, a diplomatic mystery spanning multiple countries involving speculation about foreign adversary attacks and high-tech, undetectable weapons vexed U.S. officials. The mystery began in late 2016, when diplomats and intelligence officers at the U.S. embassy in Cuba reported hearing strange sounds, followed by headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, and memory loss. Since then, similar incidents which the U.S. government has termed anomalous health incidents but are colloquially known as Havana Syndrome have been reported by U.S. government personnel in 70 different countries, including China and Russia.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 15, 2023
Accession Number
AD1201225

Entities

People

  • Anthony Assalo
  • Daniel Egel
  • Eric Robinson
  • Gabrielle Tarini
  • Raymond Kuo

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Cyber

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Commerce
  • Cyberattacks
  • Cybersecurity
  • Cyberspace
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Drug Abuse
  • Governments
  • Gray Zone
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • International Security
  • National Security
  • Radio Frequency
  • Treaties
  • Unified Combatant Commands
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Educational Psychology
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.