Shortly After Trump's Election, Havana Announces Military Exercises
November 10 2016
The Cuban government has announced five days of large-scale military exercises, reports Sky News (U.K.).
The training, which was announced by the state-run Granma newspaper on Nov. 9, did not mention the Nov. 8 election of Donald Trump to the presidency in the United States.
However, ABC News did note that such exercises are often announced at times of increased tension with the U.S.
The Bastion Strategic Exercise is designed to prepare troops to confront "a range of enemy...
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