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Moscow intends to share space technology with Cuba and is tentatively discussing the possibility of a satellite launch facility with Havana, Russian space agency Roscosmos chief Anatoly Perminov said Sept. 17. The announcement by Perminov, who is part of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin’s delegation currently visiting Latin America, is significant for both political and technical reasons.
In the wake of the power transition from Fidel to Raul Castro, Havana is holding its cards close. The Soviets chose to support Fidel Castro during the Cold War as heavily as they did for good reason: At less than 100 miles from the Florida coast and astride both the southern and northern entries to the Gulf of Mexico (and thus the strategically significant mouth of the Mississippi River), Cuba is perhaps the most strategic territory in the U.S. periphery.
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