There are some – officially denied – rumors here in Russia about plans to put Tu-160 and Tu-95 onto Cuba. As a response to the Czech/Polish NMD components.
Wouldn’t make terribly much sense. Tu-22M3 would be the better choice, I think.
But it’s an interesting scenario, because the U.S. air defense all along the south-eastern seaboard and the Gulf coast would have to be strengthened. The Eglin Raptors with a real mission?
In any case it would be a major escalation, putting nuclear capable assets into the Americas.
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July 22, 2008 at 8:32 am