Cuba has acquired over 300 military drones and has recently considered scenarios to use them against the U.S. Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, or even against U.S. territory, Axios reported on Sunday, citing classified intelligence.
This publication comes amid high tension between the two countries, with Cuban officials accusing Washington of laying the political groundwork for an intervention against the regime.
“When we think about this type of technology so close to us, (…) it’s concerning,” emphasized a senior U.S. official speaking anonymously to Axios, referring to “a growing threat.”
It was stated that since 2023, Cuba has acquired attack drones from Russia and Iran and is now seeking to obtain more.
The relationship between the two ideological enemies has been particularly strained for several months.
Donald Trump believes that the communist regime, located 150 kilometers off the coast of Florida, poses “an extraordinary threat” to U.S. national security.
The U.S. president has threatened several times to “take control” of Cuba, suggesting sending an aircraft carrier there.
In addition to the U.S. embargo in effect since 1962, Washington, which openly desires a regime change in Havana, has imposed a tanker blockade on the regime since January, only allowing the arrival of one Russian tanker.
The United States also announced a tightening of sanctions against Cuba in early May.
In this context, CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana last Thursday for an exceptional meeting with senior Cuban officials, while the two countries are in difficult negotiations.
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel stated in mid-April that his country was “ready” to face a U.S. military aggression.
The civil defense of the regime has recently circulated a “family guide” aimed at “protection against military aggression”, according to several provincial official sites.
AFP
