Paul McDevitt
Spies bugged
CUBA has long been a hotbed of improbable US spy games. Fidel Castro was famously targeted by hundreds of creative assassination attempts, including exploding cigars and suicide bomber clams, poison-tipped fountain pens and toxic wetsuits.
In 2017 the boot appeared to be on the other foot, as US officials concluded that hearing loss reported by diplomats in their embassy in Cuba was due to a covert sonic weapon wielded by nefarious agents.
What strategic goal is served by deafening diplomats is a mystery, unless Cuba is suddenly feeling protective about the relaxing sounds of the Buena Vista Social…
