Cuba Denies Threatening US National Security, Slams Drone Allegations
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Cuba's UN envoy Ernesto Soberon Guzman has called allegations of Cuba posing a threat to US national security "untrue," specifically refuting a report that Havana purchased over 300 combat drones for potential use against US facilities.
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Why It Matters
The news portal Axios, citing classified intelligence data, reported that Cuba had allegedly purchased over 300 combat drones and was considering using them against US facilities, including the base in Guantanamo.
UNITED NATIONS, May 17. /TASS/. Cuban Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ernesto Soberon Guzman has slammed allegations that Cuba poses a threat to the United States’ national security as untrue.
"Cuba is no threat to the United States’ national security. Anyone who claims otherwise is lying," he told TASS, commenting on Axios’ report on Havana’s alleged plans to use drones against US facilities.
The Axios portal said, earlier, citing classified intelligence data, that Cuba had allegedly purchased more than 300 combat drones and was looking at using them against the US base in Guantanamo, US warships and, probably, the city of Key West in Florida.
Open Questions
- What is the source of the classified intelligence data cited by Axios?
- What is the specific nature of the alleged drone purchases?
- What is Cuba's official stance on drone technology and its military capabilities?
