US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warned the government of Cuba on Wednesday against seeking weapons that could strike the US homeland or the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, saying it would invite a confrontation Havana would not endure.
Hegseth, speaking to US troops during a visit to the US base, said still he held out hope for a positive relationship with Cuba.
“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 specifics on weaponry.
“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.”
