"Michael A. Terrell" wrote in message
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ian field wrote:

There was something going on in the 80s in an embassy in Russia where
some
embassy staff contracted cataracts and/or brain tumours, these were later
blamed on some microwave communication or somesuch!


They were using high power microwaves to detect sound that FM
modulated the RF when the sound hit thin metal and vibrated.


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

That sounds about right - I wasn't sure what I remembered!