A fast attack nuclear submarinecalled the USS Helena, arrived yesterday June 13 to Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), one day after Russian naval forces also arrived in Havana, the latter with the objective of carrying out military exercises with its ally the Cuban nation.
The United States Southern Command, belonging to the Department of Defense of this country, declared on its X account (formerly Twitter) that: “The fast attack submarine USS Helena is located in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as part of a routine port visit as it transits the U.S. Southern Command’s geographic area of responsibility while carrying out its global maritime security and national defense mission.”
The Pentagon (headquarters of the United States Department of Defense) has reiterated that the presence of the russian fleet -although it is more than 100 kilometers from the coast of Florida- It does not pose a security threat to the country. Warships designed to provide escort to larger fleets (called “Destroyers”) and P-8 submarine fighters tracked the movements of the Russian ships as they headed toward the east coast of the United States.
The Pentagon affirms that these are routine naval visits
“We have been following the Russians’ plans in this regard. This is not a surprise. We’ve seen them make sort of port calls before, and these They are routine naval visits that we have seen under different administrations,” said Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh. She also clarified that the United States is constantly monitoring any vessel that operates within their territorial waters, so they have already confirmed that these exercises do not represent a threat to the country.
He USS Helena is a Los Angeles-class or also called 688-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine that began its first maneuvers in the 1980s. It is designed to monitor and respond to threats globally. He USS Pasadena, Another submarine, also of the same class, stopped in Guantánamo Bay last July, which caused alarm in the Cuban government, which described it as an “escalation.”
An event that occurs in full tension between the US and Russia
The Russian deployment comes amid great tensions due to the war in Ukraine, country that has the support of the West in its fight against the Russian invasion. Two weeks ago, US President Joe Biden authorized Kyiv to use weapons provided by this country to attack Russia and protect Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine. After this, Putin threatened that he could carry out a similar response in other parts of the world.
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