The Soviet Union and Its Caribbean Allies: Strategic, Maritime, and Regional Threat to the United States.

• Main Author: Shaheen,F. F.
• Other Authors: NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1985
• Subjects: Humanities and History; *FOREIGN POLICY; *NATIONAL SECURITY; *INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS; USSR; NATO; UNITED STATES; THREATS; THESES; REGIONS; CUBA; HISTORY; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; SALARIES; MILITARY PLANNING; NICARAGUA; ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE; CARIBBEAN SEA; SLOC(Sea Lanes Of Communication); Lanes; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA155886; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA155886

The Soviet Union's activity in the Carribean Basin, executed via its client-states of Cuba and Nicaragua, has created a serious threat to U.S. security in the region. This threat to U.S. security takes two forms. The first is the reality of a heavily militarized Cuba posing a significant anti-S...