Mike Baker

His forces were outmatched, outmaneuvered, and overwhelmed almost immediately.

But the detail that's grabbed the most attention came next.

At one point, the guard claims the Americans deployed something he couldn't describe, other than to say that it felt like an intense sound wave.

He said it felt as if his head was, quote, exploding from the inside.

He claimed soldiers around him began bleeding from the nose, vomiting, collapsing to the ground, unable to stand or fight.

Almost instantly, the speculation began.

Was this some kind of secret U.S.

sonic weapon?

Now, let's be clear.

Is it possible that the U.S.

has advanced capabilities it doesn't advertise?

Well, of course, every major military does.

Directed energy systems, electronic warfare, sound weapons, and other classified tools have been under development for decades.

But before we jump straight to the conclusion, there are some far more mundane and far more likely explanations.

One of the simplest is possibly the use of flashbangs.

These are standard tools in raids like this.

They're designed to overwhelm the senses with a blinding flash, a deafening blast, and a pressure wave that disorients anyone nearby.

Used indoors, at night, or in rapid succession, they can cause ringing ears and intense head pressure and loss of balance, nausea, and even nosebleeds.

Add in electronic jamming, drones buzzing overhead, explosions echoing in confined spaces, and the psychological shock of being completely outgunned, it's not hard to see how memory and perception might blur into something far more exotic.

So, do directed energy or sound weapons exist?