Topic: Walter Stossel

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union beamed low-power microwaves at the US Embassy in Moscow for over two decades, an event known as the Moscow Signal. This exposure was linked to "microwave sickness," resulting in elevated cancer rates and the death of Ambassador Walter Stossel from leukemia. Despite internal warnings, Secretary of State Henry Kissinger reportedly suppressed the information to avoid diplomatic embarrassment and maintain the "thermal-only" safety dogma.