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Havana (AFP) - A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media. The Viktor Leonov CCB-175 boat, measuring 91.5 meters (300 feet) long and 14.5 meters wide, was docked at the port of Havana's cruise ship area, near the Russian Orthodox Cathedral.
The Vishnya, or Meridian-class intelligence ship, which has a crew of around 200, went into service in the Black Sea in 1988 before it was transferred seven years later to the northern fleet, Russian media sources said. Neither Cuban authorities nor state media have mentioned the ship's visit, unlike on previous tours by Russian warships.
The former Soviet Union was Cuba's sponsor state through three decades of Cold War. After a period of some distancing under former Russian president Boris Yeltsin, the countries renewed their political, economic and military cooperation. The ship is reportedly armed with 30mm guns and anti-aircraft missiles.
Its visit comes as isolated Havana's current economic and political patron, Venezuela, is facing unprecedented violent protests against President Nicolas Maduro's government. Cuban President Raul Castro's Communist government is the Americas' only one-party regime.
http://news.yahoo.com/russian-spy-ship-docked-havana-224015753.html;_ylt=AwrBJR5Abg5TY3cAUS_QtDMD
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)Sorry, couldn't resist...one of my favorite movies...
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)Rex
(65,616 posts)Clearly.
onethatcares
(16,185 posts)accept rolling back the military to prior WW2 levels, before you know it, it's Red Dawn.
Blue_Tires
(55,445 posts)I wasn't aware they owed an explanation to the world for every little thing....
Ghost in the Machine
(14,912 posts)We still have NAS Key West, 90 miles from Cuba... They have power behind them and could be there in 10 minutes!
Present day they have:
Tenant Commands
Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111) Sun Downers
Strike Fighter Squadron 106 (VFA-106) Gladiators, Detachment Key West
Joint Interagency Task Force South
U.S. Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School (SFUWO)
U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Atlantic Targets and Marine Operations (ATMO) Detachment Key West
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Key_West#Present_Day
Peace,
Ghost
malaise
(269,157 posts)A Russian warship was docked in Havana Wednesday, without explanation from Communist Cuba or its state media.