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67. (Continued} eliminate an unacceptably heavy retaliatory attack on the USSR. If the Missile buildup in Cuba continues, the Soviet capability to blunt a re- talilatory attack will be progressively enhanced. PURPOSE OF SOVIET BUILDUP 7» A major Soviet objective in their military buildup in Cuba is ee. to demonstrate that the world balance of forces has shifted so far in rey, their favor that the US can no longer prevent the advance of Soviet of- fensive power even into ite own hemisphere. In this connection they ee assume, of course, that these deployments sooner or later will become publicly known. At the same time, they expect thelr missile forces in ete tt vn nen . Cuba to make an important contribution to ‘their total strategic capa- = ns renee nN eaten nae 8 email bility vis-a-vis the US. rs * 8. Consequently, it is unlikely that the USSR is installing these missiles primarily in order to use them in bargaining for US concessions elsewhere, Moreover, the public withdrawal of Soviet missiles from Cuba would create serious problems in the USSR's relations with Castro; it would cast doubt on the firmness of the Soviet intention to protect the Castro regime and perhaps on their commitments elsewhere.