DATE=3/28/98
TYPE=CORRESPONDENT REPORT
NUMBER=2-228890
TITLE=CUBAN THREAT (S)
BYLINE=JIM RANDLE
DATELINE=WASHINGTON, D.C.
CONTENT=
VOICED AT:
INTRO: CUBA IS NO LONGER A THREAT TO U-S SECURITY, AT LEAST
ACCORDING TO A PENTAGON REPORT TO BE SENT TO THE U-S CONGRESS
SOON. V-O-A'S JIM RANDLE REPORTS FROM WASHINGTON.
TEXT: A PENTAGON SOURCE WITH LATIN AMERICAN RESPONSIBILITIES
SAYS CUBAN SOLDERS FOUGHT WITH COURAGE AND SKILL IN GRENADA,
AFRICA AND ELSEWHERE. BUT THE SOURCE NOTES THAT CUBA'S RECENT
ECONOMIC PROBLEMS HAVE MADE IT DIFFICULT FOR THE ISLAND NATION TO
MAINTAIN COMPLEX MILITARY HARDWARE.
WORD OF THE REPORT HAS BEEN CIRCULATING IN THE PENTAGON FOR SOME
TIME. BUT THE FIRST DETAILED ACCOUNT OF IT APPEARS IN SUNDAY'S
EDITION OF THE MIAMI HERALD. THE STUDY REPORTEDLY SAYS THAT CUBA
NOW LACKS THE MEANS TO PROJECT POWER BEYOND ITS BORDERS. SOME
CUBAN-AMERICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ARE REPORTED TO BE IN SHARP
DISAGREEMENT.
U-S AND CUBAN TENSIONS FLARED IN RECENT YEARS WHEN AGING CUBAN
FIGHTER PLANES SHOT UNARMED U-S CIVILIAN PLANES PILOTED BY CUBAN
EXILES. (SIGNED)
NEB/JR/GO-T/SD
28-Mar-98 9:19 PM EST (0219 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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