The “Cuban Missile Crisis” of a few decades ago has taken place again, with the same script, the same characters, with the same taste, but hopefully this time will not end the same way.
A few days earlier, after Trump announced that the United States was ready to deploy “Tax” cruise missiles to Ukraine, Cuba suddenly came to news that it agreed that Russia would deploy “Tree” high-speed supersonic missiles in Cuba.
Around 1962, the United States deployed medium-and long-range missiles aimed at the Soviet Union in Turkey and Italy. In retaliation, the Soviet Union secretly deployed medium-range missiles in Cuba that could be equipped with nuclear warheads and reach the United States. When we look at it from the perspective of a bystander in the 21st century, the background of the story is almost exactly the same.
Speaking first of all of the high-speed supersonic missiles, the missile has already participated in the Russian-Ukrainian battlefield. Its flight speed of 10 Mach, so that currently no air defense weapon can be intercepted; its six split missile heads have been landed in the Ukrainian airspace one by one, so that many Western politicians who have seen the video see a psychological shadow; for the United States most concerned is that the "Tree" can carry nuclear weapons.
More difficult for Americans to sit down is that the range of the "tree" reaches 5,500 kilometers.
From Miami in the southeastern corner of the United States to Alaska in the northwest corner, the entire distance reaches 5310 kilometers. Cuba is 370 kilometers away from Miami, which can be said to be just the right distance, almost within the range of the hazel tree.
As a newspaper RepeatedRussia also gave the United States a successful taste of being pointed at its doorstep by a missile, returning strategic pressure directly to the United States.
But as another important participant, isn't Cuba afraid that Russia will "flee from the battle" again? After all, the last hasty ending brought me decades of economic sanctions.
This is also a choice that Cuba can take the initiative to make at present. Decades of economic blockade have left Cuba in urgent need of external economic assistance and investment, as well as a stable supply of oil and natural gas.
It is unclear whether Russia currently has the ability to invest large-scale abroad, but at least they have a large amount of cheap oil. At present, Rosneft no longer has to worry about international transaction rules. Anyway, it is blocked by them. It is still possible to deploy missiles in exchange for stable supply to Cuba.
At the same time, Iran has helped everyone to explore the way.If not on their own struggle, the dishes on the table can not become the diner at the table, behind only continues to fish meat situation.
Cuba’s agreement to Russia’s deployment of missiles is a high-risk, high-potential political betting. By deep political ties with Russia, to cope with the survival pressure imposed by the United States. Only to let go, the back can be eaten.
Compared with the United States, Cuba should be more nervous now. Putin better not be Khrushchev. If the "Cuban Missile Crisis" is staged again according to the original script, Russia will replace the Soviet Union and abandon Cuba again. Then the situation faced by the latter in the future will be difficult.
After all, the international community is mixed with a variety of languages, and only the "fist" is the language that everyone understands.