Claims of a mysterious “sonic weapon” used in Venezuela fuel speculation about exotic U.S. military technology, though experts point to known devices.
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Claimsthatamysterious“sonicweapon”wasusedinVenezuelahavefueledspeculationaboutexoticU.S.militarytechnologyanditspotentialeffectsonthehumanbody.
OneeyewitnessaccountfromaVenezuelanguard,sharedonsocialmediabyWhiteHosuepresssecretaryKarolineLeavitt,claimedtheweaponbroughtVenezuelanandCubansecurityforcestotheirknees,“bleedingthroughtheirnose”andvomitingblood.
WhiletheTrumpadministrationhasnotconfirmedwhatweapon,ifany,mayhavebeenused, defenseexpertspointtoawell-knownacousticdevicethathasbeeninuseforyears.
USUSEDSONICWEAPONONVENEZUELANTROOPS,REPORTSHAREDBYLEAVITTCLAIMS
Knownasalong-rangeacousticdevice,it’sbeendescribedasthe“voiceofGod,”accordingtoMarkCancian,aretiredMarinelieutenantcolonelandsenioradviserfortheCenterforStrategicandInternationalStudies.
Thedevicedeploysadirected,short-range“coneofso
