In the next few days, Russian nuclear warships will arrive in the port of Cuba for an official visit and some drills.
At other times the issue would have seemed like a simple provocation but after the repeated escalations of the conflict in Ukraine triggered by the strengthening of missile supplies from NATO countries and the authorization given by some of them, including the USA, to use them on the territories of Russia from which the attacks against Kiev’s army originate, this “unexpected move” represents a danger that brings to mind the Caribbean Missile Crisis of October 1962.
Putin: “Russia looking at all scenarios of special military operation”
Russia is looking at all scenarios of the special military operation, Russian President Vladimir Putin said according to TASS Russian News Agency..
The moderator of the plenary session of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Sergey Karaganov, called for more intensive actions during the special military operation or eve for louder nuclear rhetoric.
“At some point, Russia will have to begin to be in a hurry,” he said. “So, please don’t ignore my and my friends’ arguments.” “We don’t ignore anything. We are looking at all scenarios,” Putin said. “Thank you for these recommendations.”
Although the Atlanticist mainstream media have tried to downplay it as a “psyop” – a simple psychological intimidation with displays of military muscle – it should be taken into consideration that in recent days Dmitry Suslov, deputy director of the research programs of the Council for Foreign Policy and defense of Moscow, had advised the Kremlin to evaluate a demonstrative nuclear attack to terrorize Ukraine and NATO’s adversaries.
The main official Russian media outlets also try to downplay the threat by making the unusual event appear as a simple international diplomatic meeting within the armed forces.
On June 12-17, 2024 there will be an official visit to the port of Havana by a group of four ships of the Russian Navy,”Cuba’s Armed Forces said in a statement.
The group consists of the frigate The Admiral Gorshkov, nuclear submarine The Kazan,tanker ship the Akademik Pashin and rescue tug The Nikolay Chiker, Russian news agency TASS reported.
“This visit stems from the historic friendly relations between Cuba and Russia and is strictly in line with international rules,” the Cuban Defense Ministry pointed out. “None of the ships carry nuclear weapons, so their docking in our country does not pose a threat to the region.”
But even in the Cuban Crisis of 1962 the Kremlin initially denied the installation of missiles just 140 km from the coast of the United States…
“During their stay, the Russian sailors will follow a program of activities including courtesy visits to the Cuban Navy’s commander and the governor of Havana. They will also visit places of historical and cultural interest,” the Cuban military said.
The exercises may also include “aircraft deployments” and flights in the region, US military sources fears. Administration officials suspect that Cuba approved the Russian port call “at least in part” over an incident last year in which a U.S. nuclear submarine docked at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, angering the Cubans, a second U.S. official said.
The Specter of Nuclear Missiles in the Caribbean
The naval maneuver, however, adds to the one started last March with the deployment in the Atlantic Ocean of 11 nuclear submarines equipped with the new very powerful Bulava missile with a very long range of up to 9 thousand km and capable of carrying up to 10 atomic warheads.
It should also not be forgotten that a few months ago Russia announced that it had equipped exactly the Admiral Gorshkov frigate with the Zircon hypersonic cruise missile, which can be launched from naval units, submarines and surfaces, and capable of carrying a 350 kg atomic warhead.
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