Is Russia planning a Cuban missile crisis sequel?
Getty Images It was a little strange when Russia’s foreign ministry vaguely threatened the Czech Republic with military action last week. But now there’s even better evidence that Russia’s defense establishment is hopelessly stuck in the ’60s. An unnamed defense ministry spokesman told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that Russia may be planning a re-enactment of ...
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It was a little strange when Russia’s foreign ministry vaguely threatened the Czech Republic with military action last week. But now there’s even better evidence that Russia’s defense establishment is hopelessly stuck in the ’60s. An unnamed defense ministry spokesman told the Russian newspaper Izvestia that Russia may be planning a re-enactment of the Cuban missile crisis in retaliation for the U.S.’s planned missile defense shield. Here’s the Washington Post‘s translation:
“While they are deploying the missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic, our strategic bombers will already be landing in Cuba.”
Ah, nostalgia.
Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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