Cuba Says American Nuclear Submarine In Guantanamo Bay A "Provocative Escalation"

The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs warned of the danger in of its presence and circulation of U.S. nuclear submarines in the Caribbean region.

HAVANA, CUBA - The Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement saying that it “strongly rejects” the arrival of a nuclear-powered submarine in Guantanamo Bay on July 5th, 2023, and called it a “provocative escalation” and warned of the danger in of its presence and circulation of U.S. nuclear submarines in the Caribbean region.

The statement said that the submarine stayed at the American military base located in Guantanamo until July 8th, and said that it was a “provocative escalation of the United States, whose political or strategic motives are not known”.