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Directed Energy Weapons Used Domestically in Florida, Delaware, Maryland and DC Areas

Reality Check with Ross Coulthart · Neurologist warns directed energy weapon tech "can be weaponized" | Katie Pavlich Tonight · July 3, 2026
Directed Energy Weapons Used Domestically in Florida, Delaware, Maryland and DC Areas
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Reality Check with Ross Coulthart
Neurologist warns directed energy weapon tech "can be weaponized" | Katie Pavlich Tonight
"Into tools being what appears to be urging and forms of rapidly post microwave energy domestically, 2 cases in Florida, cases in the Delaware, Maryland, DC area and some cases on the West Coast as well."
Dr. James Giordano, a Georgetown forensic neuroscientist who served on the original Havana syndrome case, confirmed documented cases of directed energy weapon use on American soil. He described two generations of weapons: ultrasonic devices causing stroke-like effects, and newer microwave weapons that are scalable to backpack size without large power sources, capable of disrupting neurological function and causing long-term debilitating effects on heart rate, immune and endocrine systems.

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A news segment examining the domestic threat of directed energy weapons features Dr. James Giordano, a forensic neuroscientist at Georgetown University who served as an expert on the original Havana syndrome cases affecting American diplomats and intelligence personnel overseas. Dr. Giordano confirms documented cases of directed energy weapon use on American soil, specifically in Florida, Delaware, Maryland, the DC area, and the West Coast. He describes two generations of these weapons: first-generation ultrasonic devices that cause stroke-like effects through overexcitation of hollow cavities like the inner ear, and newer microwave weapons that use lasers to pulse energy rapidly without thermal signatures or large power sources. These advanced weapons are now scalable to backpack size, making them viable for clandestine attacks by foreign adversaries on sidewalks and streets. The weapons disrupt neurological integrity and cause both acute and chronic effects on the autonomic nervous system, heart rate, immune function, and endocrine system. Dr. Giordano outlines a multi-layered defense strategy including public acknowledgment that the technology is real and weaponized, development of detection systems for buildings and personal use, protective garments that deflect energy waves, early biological detection for rapid treatment, and international treaties like the Biological Toxins and Weapons Convention to regulate these weapons globally. The discussion, informed by investigative journalist Catherine Herridge's reporting on weapons built into hotel infrastructure that can attack victims overnight, underscores the escalating threat of invisible energy weapons being deployed against Americans domestically.

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