Word: cuba
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...semblance of on-site inspection to make sure that the U.S.S.R.'s nuclear arsenal has really been taken away and not just hidden from aerial view. There is still no guarantee that another Soviet buildup will not begin. A full division of 10,000 Russian soldiers remains in Cuba, armed with automatic weapons, artillery and antiaircraft missiles -and jeeringly painting their regimental insignia on island boulders to be seen by U.S. reconnaissance flyers...
Russia argues that it has removed all its "offensive" weapons; the U.S. must, therefore, come forth with its guarantee not to invade. Certainly not, retorts the U.S., unless and until all Russian military forces are taken from Cuba and on-site inspections are arranged...
Both sides are preparing statements, to be produced at the United Nations, writing off the whole business as a stalemate. Such a stalemate-with the U.S. obviously coming out ahead in the direct cold-war confrontation-seems to suit some Administration officials fine. Cuba remains a Communist beachhead 90 miles off the U.S.'s southern shore. But the U.S. is continuing-and will keep up-its aerial reconnaissance flights; until its demands are met, it need not pledge against an invasion of Cuba. That keeps things open for future action...
...Looking Backward." On Meet the Press, Scranton criticized G.O.P. criticism of President Kennedy's action against Cuba: "I don't think it makes a lot of sense to be belittling the Cuban efforts of the President at this juncture because, at least so far, it has been successful." He was worried about his own national party: "We are always looking backward instead of looking forward." He said that as Governor he will not try to influence the votes of Pennsylvania's congressional delegation: "I, as a Congressman, rather resented it, frankly, when Governors and others told...
Fidel Castro is uncharacteristically silent these days. So is little brother Raul. But it is hard to keep them all quiet in Cuba's talky regime. To a correspondent from the London Daily Worker, Minister of Industries Ernesto ("Che") Guevara, who was Castro's one-man braintrust back in the hills, last week gave an interview defiantly proclaiming Cuba's firm intention to go right on trying to export its revolution throughout Latin America. What is more, said Che, "if the rockets had remained, we would have used them all and directed them against the very heart...