Miami, June 14 (EFE).- The US Southern Command reported the presence of its war submarine in Guantánamo Bay (Cuba) as part of its “routine” tasks, in the middle of the visit to Havana of a Russian Navy flotilla, which includes a nuclear-powered submarine.
Southcom, which oversees US military operations in Latin America and the Caribbean, said Thursday that the fast attack submarine USS Helena is in Guantanamo Bay “as part of a routine port visit.”
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He also clarified that “the location and transit of the ship were previously planned.”
This week the United States Government has said that the Russian flotilla does not pose a threat to American national security.
“We will always and constantly monitor any foreign vessel operating near US territorial waters. We obviously take this seriously, but these exercises do not pose a threat to the United States,” said Pentagon deputy spokesperson Sabrina Singh.
The Russian flotilla includes a modern frigate and a nuclear-powered submarine. EFE
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