Word: cuba
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that matter, some U.S. officials were now admitting that some missiles were indeed being hidden in Cuba's caves-but these, they said, were "defensive" rockets with ranges of only 25 miles. Yet the Miami News, which has a remarkably high record for accuracy in reporting developments within Cuba, said flatly that the White House had "hard" intelligence of cave-stored missiles that could carry nuclear destruction to U.S. cities...
Aside from missiles, the U.S. still considers the continuing presence of at least 70 Soviet Il-28 ("Beagles") bombers in Cuba a distinct offensive threat, and President Kennedy told the Russians last week that their removal is a matter of extreme urgency. Most of the Il-28s are still in crates, but about 20 are in various stages of unpacking and assembly. Though they are obsolescent planes by U.S. standards, the "Beagles" have a nuclear capability and a range of 1,500 miles. In any attack on the U.S., they could be used as a manned one-way kamikaze system...
Sole U.S. Death. There were plenty of other signs that the Soviet Union is playing with fire in Cuba. The Soviets are maintaining a significant military presence in Cuba, and the 9,000 or so Russian "technicians" are still there. Last week there were also indications, leaked by Polish Communist sources, that the Chinese have moved into Cuba in force, are manning antiaircraft batteries, and may have been responsible for the only American death so far in the Cuban crisis-that of Major Rudolph Anderson Jr., 35, who was shot down in a U-2 over Cuba...
...Communists are making a determined effort to disperse MIGs around Cuba in small groups in what appears to be a plan to conceal their numbers. Vast amounts of equipment sent into Cuba to protect the missile sites, such as tanks, are still there; so is a lot of rocket equipment, including missile erectors. Furthermore, the U.S. is concerned over "trawler bases" being built in Cuba, warned last week that it intends to keep a close eye on them after reconnaissance photos showed that they can accommodate subchasers and patrol torpedo boats...
Arrogant Tirade. As if all this were not enough, Castro picked last week to launch an arrogant tirade against the U.S. In a defiant letter to Acting U.N. Secretary-General U Thant, he rashly threatened to shoot down U.S. reconnaissance planes that have been keeping a daily watch on Cuba, fiercely attacked the U.S. for "typically Hitlerite methods." and restated his refusal to allow any "national or international" group to inspect Cuban territory...