Cuba has also discussed plans to use drones to attack US targets such as the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, according to Axios news outlet.

Cuba has also discussed plans to use drones to attack US targets such as the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, according to Axios news outlet.

Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones, according to classified intelligence cited by Axios news outlet.

The report published on Sunday alleges that Cuba had discussed plans to use military drones to attack the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay as well as military vessels and possibly Key West, Florida.

The Trump administration is concerned because of developments in drone warfare and the presence of Iranian military advisers in Havana, Axios cited a senior US official as saying.

  • Professorozone@lemmy.world
    23·
    22 days ago

    Typical authoritarian crap. The country is falling apart, people starving, no power, but somehow they can afford weapons.

    • Pirate2377@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      22 days ago

      Tbf, if you were the leader Poland back in 1939, you would invest everything in defense too, wouldn’t you? After all, there won’t be a Cuba if Trump invading and annexes them. Trump has also proven to be completely unhinged and unpredictable with his recent invasions so you can’t trust any deals made to him. It would be like trusting Hitler not to invade the rest of Czechoslovakia after a deal to give them some of the Czech territory.

      • Professorozone@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 days ago

        Well the problem is they would be facing overwhelming fire power. Seems like a drop in the bucket to me.

        But look at all the dictatorships. They all do this. And I guess from all the flack I’m getting here most people think it’s great. Buy weapons, not food. Got it.

    • Homosexual sapiens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      11·
      22 days ago

      Typical authoritarian crap. Disparage a democracy for exercising self-defense and ignore the genocidal sanctions against it by implying its issues are all self-made.

      • Professorozone@lemmy.world
        1·
        7 days ago

        So you’re saying that they should waste money on 300 drones which would be pretty useless against a county that spends $1T on weapons? While the power is out? Sure makes sense. Fuck food. We need weapons.

        • Homosexual sapiens@lemmy.blahaj.zone
          1·
          8 hours ago

          Iran has shown how useful drones are in self defense against American imperialism. Cuba’s problems are not caused by an inability to afford food, but by the USA blockading shipments of fuel (and everything else) to their country. The US is clearly ramping up to attack once their siege sufficiently weakens the country. It would be utter stupidity not to try to prepare.