These days, over the Caribbean Sea, the atmosphere is very delicate.
On the morning of June 12, the Russian Navy arrived in Havana, the capital of Cuba, and when the formation entered the port, the Russian warships and the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces fired a 21-gun salute at each other, and the Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces Honorary Orchestra also appeared at the welcoming ceremony.
Almost at the same time, Russia's "non-strategic nuclear forces" exercise also entered the second stage, the missile units of the Leningrad Military District carried out combat training tasks such as special training ammunition for the "Iskander-M" tactical missile system, loading and deploying them to the designated launch area, and the Russian Navy's "Lightning Missile" boat also simulated the operation of loading "nuclear warheads."
Although during the visit of the Russian warship, the Cuban side repeatedly stressed that none of the ships carried nuclear weapons would not pose a security threat to regional countries. The commander of the Russian Navy also said that the visit to Cuba is only one of the tasks of the long-distance voyage of these ships, which will be carried out within the framework of Russia's international cooperation.
But if the two parties said so, is this visit really just an ordinary routine visit? Anyway, I disagree, and the possibility of making a big move is not high, but purely for the sake of a friendly visit or something, it must only be a "polite remark".
The Russian "nuclear submarine" went to Cuba this time, like going to an old friend's house to "visit the door", after all, Russia and Cuba have always had good relations, and under Putin's leadership, in recent years have been working to rebuild closer political, economic and military cooperation with Cuba.
In 2014, Russia forgave 90 percent of Cuba's $35.2 billion debt to the Soviet Union. At the end of last year, Russia in Cuba also restored a Soviet-era important intelligence base called "Lourdes", which was built in 1967 and is said to be able to spy on American communications and space activities.
Such an iron old friend "visits", must not bring some "gifts"? And when it comes to "gifts", the "Kazan" nuclear submarine carries the "Caliber" cruise missile, the "Onyx" supersonic anti-ship missile, and the "Zircons" hypersonic missile, these three "artillery battles" are quite suitable.
The reaction of the United States to the meeting between these two friends can be said to be a bit funny, saying that it "will not take it seriously," but in actual action, it has not fallen behind at all, and it is the fleet and the nuclear submarines, and they are staring at the Russian formation to the death like stress.
According to public intelligence, as early as the end of May, the US Navy carried out continuous surveillance of the Russian fleet, and on June 12, when the big fish touched the backyard, one after another US P-8A anti-submarine patrol planes took off in relay, and also called the ships of the US Coast Guard, the Canadian Navy, and other allies to close to monitor the Russian formation.
As if that were not enough, on 13 June, the day after the Russian Navy's nuclear submarine Kazan arrived in Cuba for a visit, the US military announced that the USS Helena, a Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarine of the US Navy, had arrived at the US military base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
It is worth mentioning that the nuclear submarines are all in place, but the US military still cites the bullet and does not let go, claiming that the US nuclear submarines going to Guantanamo were "planned for a long time", but they "happened to pass through the area of responsibility of the US Southern Command" during the mission. Many netizens said before that Russia was bluffing thousands of miles away from Cuba, and the United States would not care at all.
Speaking of the U.S. military base at Guantanamo Bay, Guantanamo Bay is located in the southeast of Cuba and is one of the largest and most well-protected bays in the world, and is strategically located close to the windward waterway connecting the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.
In the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States took the opportunity to help Cuba occupy the bay, and in 1903, the bay was leased by the United States and turned into a naval base. At present, the common international saying on the status of the region is: "Sovereignty belongs to Cuba, and governing power belongs to the United States." Cuba has tried to take it back many times, using both hard and soft measures, ranging from diplomatic condemnation to water and electricity cuts, but the lighthouse country does not agree, and no matter how hard it tries, it is all a blind toss.
Now, the nuclear submarines of the two "nuclear powers" are gathered here,-for-tat, friction and friction, not to mention more, at least, this voyage has touched the heartstrings of the Americans, Cuban missiles! Nuclear missiles!
In the two years of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the Russian Navy did not show much superb combat power, and the Black Sea Fleet was almost completely wiped out, and it became a laughing stock for a while, but that's it, Russia is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, and the poor only have nuclear weapons.
Once this Pandora's box is opened, then the S3 season is really not far away!