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ADocumentaryHistoryOfTheCubanMissileCrisis1962
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B. IN TERMS OF MILITARY SIGNIFICANCE, THE CURRENT
SOVIET DELIVERIES ARE SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVING AIR DEFENSE AND
COASTAL DEFENSE CAPABILITIES IN CUBA, THEIR POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE
IS THAT, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOVIET STATEMENT OF 1 SEPTEMBER,
THEY ARE LIKELY TO BE REGARDED AS ENSURING THE CONTINUATION OF
THE CASTRO REGIME IN POWER, WITH CONSEQUENT DISCOURAGEMENT TO
THE OPPOSITION AT HOME AND IN EXILE. THE THREAT INHERENT IN THESE
DEVELOPMENTS Is THAT, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE CASTRO REGIME
THEREBY GAINS A SENSE OF SECURITY AT HOME, IT WILL BE EMBOLDENED
TO BECOME MCRE AGGRESSIVE IN FOMENTING REVOLUTIONARY ACTIVITY
IN LATIN AMERICA, ;
c, AS THE BUILDUP CONTINUES, THE SOVIET UNION MAY BE
TEMPTED TO ESTABLISH IN CUBA, OTHER WEAPONS REPRESENTED TO BE
DEFENSIVE IN PURPOSE, BUT OF A MORE "OFFENSIVE" CHARACTER: E.G.,
LIGHT BOMBERS, SUBMARINES, AND ADDITIONAL TYPES OF SHORT-RANGE
SURFACE-TO-SURFACE MISSILES. A DECISION TO ‘CH WEAPONS
COORDINATING OFFICERS uneeltatt
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REPRODUCTION BY OTHER THAN THE ISSUING OFFICE IS PROHIBITED. Copy No.
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