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Nikki Haley, GOP presidential candidate

“China is “the largest developer of neuro-strike weapons, weapons engineered to change the brain activity of military commanders and segments of the population.”

PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True

PolitiFact says: Scientists familiar with neuro-weapons, which affect people’s central and peripheral nervous systems, say the weapons are technologically plausible and are being pursued by China and possibly the U.S.