Russian General: We Will Send Missiles To Cuba

Following on the heels of last Sunday’s assessment of the re-opening of the Russian intelligence station in Lourdes, Cuba, a retired Russian General has stated that Russia intends to place intermediate range nuclear weapons on the island, according to UK Daily Star.

Retired Russian lieutenant-general Evgeny Buzhinskiy said several landmark nuclear disarmament treaties between Moscow and Washington are on the “verge of collapsing”.

“It’s a way to war, I’m sure about that,” he told Daily Star Online. “For us, it will be an existential threat.

Further noted in the article is the Jamestown Foundation’s assessment regarding the significance of the re-opening of the base, stating:

“If the Kremlin leader should decide to establish additional bases in Cuba, as some Russian commentators are now suggesting, that would be a different matter altogether – particularly if he succeeds in this goal.”

Those bases already exist, or at least are additions to the existing military infrastructure. In my assessment, the outpost is not merely a signals intelligence station as has been reported. While that has been one of its functions, the presence of a 3200 meter runway with paved roads leading into the adjacent complexes means one thing- heavy equipment or large-scale troop movements are to be supported. To put the size of the airfield in perspective, Jose Marti International Airport in nearby Havana has a runway of 4,000 meters. Both airfields are capable of supporting any size aircraft needed.

The Weapon May Be Fielded

The uncovered development of the Novator 9m729 (alternate name: SSC-8) has been at the heart of recent rhetoric between the US and Russia regarding the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The treaty specifies intermediate range weapons capable of carrying nuclear warheads to not have a range greater than 500km. The Obama Administration had direct knowledge of the treaty violation as early as 29 July 2014 according to Globalsecurity.org.

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest on 29 July 2014 accused Russia of violating the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. “The United States has determined, according to an intelligence analysis, that the Russian Federation is in violation of its obligations under the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF),” he stated at a press briefing in Washington.

According to the USAF National Air and Space Intelligence Center’s report in 2017, the weapon has a range of 2500km, well in excess of the treaty specifications. The report also indicated that the missile is an advancement of the 3M-54 Kalibr, a missile currently in use by the Russian Navy.

The Russian Missile Battalion organization includes four launching platforms with six missiles per launcher. This organization means that the weapons could rapidly be brought to bear in a theater of operations.  Being a relatively small missile at 6-8m in length, moving a battery into an area is relatively simple- much more so with a large runway and prepared base. Keeping a short range strategic base supplied is made even easier considering China’s control of the Panama Canal.

“The Russians don’t take a dump, son, without a plan”

Strategically speaking, the development of this missile and the apparent intention to place them in Cuba points to a much larger scale plan. Learning from the mistakes of the past and taking into account the recent statements of President Trump in regard to military action in Venezuela, and most recently his administration’s intent to declare them a state sponsor of terror, it may be likely the weapons are already present in the region. A short airlift north and they’ll be up and running outside Havana. But their capability to capitalize on the threat is much higher now than it was in 1962, with the Chinese partnering with the Russians, both having built rapport with several of the Caribbean nations through economic and infrastructure aid. The supply line for sustained operations now exists unlike it did in the past, meaning they’re not going away without force and they’ve built that logistics path for future operations.

The Sino-Russian alliance is seeking to remove the US from its position of influence in the world- a position the Left in the US is more than willing to abdicate. The positioning of these weapons in Cuba will further serve to complicate an already volatile situation brewing in South America. It is one that very well could spill over onto our shores.

What are you doing to be ready? The training schedule for the spring is filling up now, and the dates for the summer are being finalized. Take advantage of the time you have.

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9 Comments

  1. Matt Bracken November 25, 2018 at 09:52

    Is it a bluff against Trump’s face cards?
    Trump is all about “the art of the deal,” but the Russians are chess grand masters.

    • NC Scout November 25, 2018 at 10:22

      Exactly. And they have infrastructure and political favor in the region (and instability within the US) that they did not have in 1962.

  2. Devin S November 25, 2018 at 16:27

    We would be better served by removing our troops from the Middle East and Africa and ending the pointless manufactured “war on terror”. I don’t like Muslims and would love to see them stay in their deserts, but those wars are a waste of money, illegal (no declaration of war by Congress), and unwinnable. Especially when the CIA just keeps getting caught creating, equipping, funding, and training the insurgents (case in point ISIS).
    Trump would better serve his country by removing tariffs (idiotic and basic economics proves it), cutting corporate and public taxes, cut military spending down to 1/3, removing government trade agreements and leave it to the market to decide, and stop all funding of foreign nations (including “allies” who active work against us). To to mention give up the idiotic wall idea and fix the real problem which is domestic social welfare programs that attract the illegals. Also, stop planting dictators! It never goes as planned.
    That will put us in a better spot

    • NC Scout November 25, 2018 at 19:31

      Nah, the wall needs to happen. I’ve lived on the border.

      Tariffs remain. The so-called free market did decide. It sold you out for a guy who does what you do for pennies on the dollar and is basically expendable. Tariffs prevent this.

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  5. […] the Sandinista government of Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua and Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, along with longtime communist ally Cuba. The nations are building hegemony in the region to directly challenge the United States much […]

  6. […] Now the threat is not only confirmed but very real. Evidence supports the current deployment of these weapons to the western hemisphere, with previous statements being made supporting a larger strategy. This is from my analysis of the situation last November: […]

  7. […] Last November I suggested that Russian missiles will once more be placed on Cuban soil, based on remarks made by a retired Russian General. While everyone defaults to thinking in regards to strategic weapons, and they should, the imminent threat posed by a land-based anti-Naval weapon is very real and appears to be confirmed. Couple that with the capability for this weapon to carry low yield nuclear warheads, parking those right to our south presents a threat with little to no reaction time- or warning. With the growing ties both Russia and China seek in South and Central America while looking to remove us from the economic table, it might be likely that the short range ballistic missile tested by North Korea is the new strategic weapon to be feared. […]

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