The US Government has placed the American nuclear aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush about 96 kilometers north of the coast of Cuba.
Your current location, about 60 nautical miles from the tip of Varaderois part of a series of military exercises of the North American Navy in the Caribbeanaccording to information disclosed by naval sources and confirmed by maritime traffic monitoring systems.
The US Navy detailed that the operations include resupply exercises at sea and shooting practices, framed within its regular training and operational preparation calendar, the agency reported ANSA Latina.
However, analysts cited in specialized reports emphasize that The deployment of a nuclear aircraft carrier so close to Cuba is unusual and reflects a tactical response by the Pentagon to recent political and military developments in the region.
The movement of the USS George HW Bush is part of a broader repositioning of Southern Command naval assets, which occurred after the US attack on Venezuela on January 3 that culminated in the capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.
The United States moves part of its military fleet in the Caribbean to the north of Cuba
US military movements
In this context, other warships have moved towards waters north of Cuba.
At the beginning of the year, Washington Post reported that part of the ships previously deployed in the Caribbean were relocated and that the amphibious ships USS Iwo Jima and USS San Antonio were operating north of Cuba, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Defense officials cited by the newspaper, on condition of anonymity, then said that one of those ships could return to its home port in Norfolk in the coming weeks, although they warned that the Trump Administration would maintain military operations in the region.
According to these same sources, although some forces have reduced their presence in certain parts of the Caribbean, Washington made it clear that it would continue to maintain military assets to guarantee “surveillance tasks and strategic missions.”
The naval deployment, of which the actual number of men and vessels has not been revealed, occurs in the midst of a climate of growing regional tension after the events in Venezuela.
Experts and governments in the region interpret these military movements as part of a deterrence strategy on the part of Washington, while warning that this type of deployment increases tension and puts regional stability and peace at riskemphasizes ANSA.
The US seeks a change of Government on the island
The movements of the USS George HW Bush and other naval assets north of Cuba add to increased pressure and more aggressive rhetoric from the Trump Administration toward Havana.
In that framework, The Wall Street Journal noted that the White House would be exploring contacts with influential figures within the Cuban Government to evaluate possible avenues for negotiation to achieve a change of government on the island before the end of this year.
According to the article, the Trump Administration would be seeking to identify influential people within the island’s Executive willing to negotiate a formula to remove the leadership it heads from power. Miguel Diaz-Canel.
After the military action in Venezuela, Trump warned Cuban authorities that there would be no more Venezuelan oil for the island, and urged its leaders to reach an agreement before it was “too late.”
From Havana, Díaz-Canel and other officials rejected the US attack, which cost the lives of 32 Cubans, and although they have stressed the Cuba’s willingness to dialogue with the US, they have said that this should be on equal terms and without threats.
