Cuban system of popular defense
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The Cuban system of popular defense is a nationwide civil-military structure designed to mobilize and organize the population for national defense, internal security, and emergency response under the socialist state.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil-military defense system
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national defense structure ⓘ |
| commandStructure | centralized under Cuban state leadership ⓘ |
| component |
Civil Defense of Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Committees for the Defense of the Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of the Interior of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Territorial Troop Militias NERFINISHED ⓘ local defense councils ⓘ student defense organizations ⓘ workers’ militias ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy |
Council of Ministers of Cuba
NERFINISHED
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Council of State of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ National Defense Council of Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| designedToCounter |
external military intervention
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internal destabilization ⓘ |
| doctrine |
asymmetric defense strategy
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war of all the people ⓘ |
| emergencyRole |
civil protection in natural disasters
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epidemic control support ⓘ hurricane response ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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post-1959 Cuban Revolution period ⓘ |
| ideologicalBasis | socialism ⓘ |
| includesFunction |
civil defense planning
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disaster preparedness ⓘ evacuation planning ⓘ maintenance of public order in emergencies ⓘ political-ideological education for defense ⓘ protection of critical infrastructure ⓘ training of civilians in basic military skills ⓘ |
| keyPrinciple |
integration of civilians and armed forces
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mass mobilization of the population ⓘ territorial defense ⓘ |
| legalFramework |
Cuban Constitution
NERFINISHED
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Cuban National Defense Law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizationalForm | civil-military structure ⓘ |
| politicalSystemContext | Cuban socialist state ⓘ |
| populationInvolvement |
organized at municipal level
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organized at neighborhood level ⓘ organized at provincial level ⓘ |
| purpose |
emergency response
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internal security ⓘ national defense ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
people’s war doctrine
NERFINISHED
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total defense ⓘ |
| scope | nationwide ⓘ |
| training |
civil defense drills
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periodic defense exercises ⓘ |
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