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> During the cold war, the US embassy in Moscow was permanently radiated by microwaves, presumably by the Soviets. No one knows exactly why, but the speculation

> During the cold war, the US embassy in Moscow was permanently radiated by microwaves, presumably by the Soviets. No one knows exactly why, but the speculation is that it was for surveillance or counter-surveillance and not designed to cause health damage. Is this really a “no one knows” situation? The Great Seal bug[1] was in the Moscow embassy and it needed microwave irradiation to function. We also know that the USA suspected that their new embassy building had similar devices planted in the walls. [2] 1: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thing_(listening_device) 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/06/18/unbeatable-bugs-the-moscow-embassy-fiasco/5bb6dcbf-0a61-4948-a953-e2d81085ed05/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1990/06/18/u...

oliv__ 5y ago
Perhaps, it's because of this: https://mdsafetech.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/biological-effects-of-millimeter-wavelengths.-zalyubovskaya-declassif-by-cia-1977-biol-eff-mm-waves.pdf https://mdsafetech.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/biological-ef...
- tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
  How do the power levels, wavelengths etc. compare to the body scanners at airports?
redis_mlc 5y ago
> Is this really a “no one knows” situation? FYI: There's a cultural gap with Gen Z. You can't assume that anybody knows anything anymore, no exaggeration. There's also shifting goalposts with government departments that confuses people - it used to be that TLA's focused on foreigners, but in the US they've all been turned on residents.