The testing looks to see if directed energy on ferrets can replicate the mysterious ailment suffered by U.S. personnel.
This news of the ongoing animal testing, which has not previously been reported, comes after the Office of the Director of National Intelligence determined last week that there is no credible evidence that a foreign adversary wielding a weapon caused the health incidents.
DoD spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman confirmed that the grant to Wayne State University, with collaborators from the University of Michigan, “will develop and test a novel laboratory animal model to mimic mild concussive head injury.”
If giving animals concussions to see if it's like a disease you made up is what the US government comes up with when they aren't in Havana then maybe they should look for the source of traumatic brain injuries at home
Short version? Some of the fuckers stationed over at Guantanamo (occupied Cuban territory) came back complaining about headaches, vertigo and other such symptoms. It was immediately announced to be a "Havana syndrome" and a result of some insidious Cuban weapons technology.