USSR–Cuba military alliance
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The USSR–Cuba military alliance was a Cold War partnership in which the Soviet Union provided military support and protection to communist Cuba, positioning the island as a strategic outpost near the United States.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuba–Soviet Union relations | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War alliance
ⓘ
bilateral relationship ⓘ military alliance ⓘ |
| benefitToCuba |
access to Soviet weapons
ⓘ
military training and doctrine ⓘ security guarantee from the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| benefitToUSSR |
ideological ally in the Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
strategic leverage over the United States ⓘ support base for Soviet-aligned movements abroad ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
asymmetry of power between USSR and Cuba
ⓘ
high degree of Cuban dependence on Soviet support ⓘ |
| endEvent | dissolution of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasIdeologicalBasis |
Marxism–Leninism
ⓘ
communism ⓘ |
| includedSupportType |
arms supplies
ⓘ
deployment of Soviet strategic weapons in Cuba ⓘ intelligence cooperation ⓘ military aid ⓘ stationing of Soviet military advisers in Cuba ⓘ training of Cuban military personnel ⓘ |
| involvedDeployment |
Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba
ⓘ
Soviet troops in Cuba ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1962 ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
NATO
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| participant |
Cuba
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
deterrence against United States intervention in Cuba
ⓘ
projection of Soviet power in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ protection of the Cuban revolutionary government ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cuban foreign policy
ⓘ
USSR–Cuba military alliance self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Cuba–Soviet Union relations
Soviet foreign policy ⓘ |
| securityDimension | collective defense orientation ⓘ |
| startEvent |
Cuban Revolution consolidation
ⓘ
Cuba–USSR diplomatic rapprochement ⓘ |
| startPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| strategicRoleOfCuba |
base for Soviet naval and air presence in the Caribbean
ⓘ
forward outpost near the United States ⓘ platform for Soviet intelligence gathering on the United States ⓘ |
| supportedActivity |
Cuban military interventions in Africa
ⓘ
Cuban support for leftist movements in Latin America ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cuba–Soviet Union relations