Cuba: Amid blockade, Pentagon chief issues military warning
Key takeaways
- The US secretary of defense visited troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay near the southern tip of Cuba.
- "It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland," Hegseth said, without offering details on such weaponry.
- "They would be inviting the kind of confrontation not only do they not want but they could not stand," he said, claiming that "no country on Earth can match the capabilities of the United States of America."
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The US secretary of defense visited troops stationed at Guantanamo Bay near the southern tip of Cuba. He warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could potentially threaten American soil.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F9wj US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth spoke to troops at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay Image: Phil Stewart/REUTERSAdvertisement US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a warning to Cuba during a visit to the US military base at Guantanamo Bay on Wednesday.
"It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland," Hegseth said, without offering details on such weaponry.