Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHegseth, speaking to U.S. troops during a visit to the U.S. base, said he still hoped for a positive relationship with Cuba (AFP via Getty Images)U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could threaten the U.S. homeland or the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, stating such a move would provoke a confrontation Havana could not withstand.Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay Wednesday as part of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Cuba, following recent high-profile visits by other senior U.S. officials, as the U.S. president pushes for political change on the island.While expressing hope for a positive relationship, Hegseth said that the U.S. Department of War would provide the commander-in-chief with all necessary options, including potential military action, a sentiment echoed by experts who see the visit as reinforcing this message."It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland," Hegseth said, without offering more specifics about the weaponry in question. "They would be inviting the kind of confrontation not only do they not want but they could not stand. No country on Earth can match the capabilities of the United States of America."Hegseth also foreshadowed upcoming news regarding Venezuela and U.S. efforts against drug-trafficking terrorist groups, indicating a new partnership, while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has cautioned that any U.S. military intervention would result in a 'bloodbath'.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Pete Hegseth warns Cuba against seeking weapons that could strike US homeland
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleHegseth, speaking to U.S. troops during a visit to the U.S. base, said he still hoped for a positive relationship with Cuba (AFP via Getty Images)U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned Cuba against acquiring weapons that could threaten the U.S. homeland or the naval base at Guantanamo Bay, stating such a move would provoke a confrontation Havana could not withstand.Hegseth visited Guantanamo Bay Wednesday as part of the Trump administration’s pressure campaign on Cuba, following recent high-profile visits by other senior U.S. officials, as the U.S. president pushes for political change on the island.While expressing hope for a positive relationship, Hegseth said that the U.S. Department of War would provide the commander-in-chief with all necessary options, including potential military action, a sentiment echoed by experts who see the visit as reinforcing this message."It would be unwise of the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland," Hegseth said, without offering more specifics about the weaponry in question. "They would be inviting the kind of confrontation not only do they not want but they could not stand. No country on Earth can match the capabilities of the United States of America."Hegseth also foreshadowed upcoming news regarding Venezuela and U.S. efforts against drug-trafficking terrorist groups, indicating a new partnership, while Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez has cautioned that any U.S. military intervention would result in a 'bloodbath'.Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
