Published: Sept. 9, 2008 at 11:33 AM
MOSCOW, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- The Kremlin Tuesday dismissed the idea that
Russia's military was planning to re-establish a radar base on Cuba.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the so-called Lourdes
facility, which was shut down in 2001, would remain closed.
"This matter is not under consideration," Lavrov said at a news
conference with Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik.
The RIA Novosti said Lourdes base outside Havana had been used to
monitor U.S. government and commercial communications emanating from
microwave towers, satellite downlinks and various radio sources.
RIA Novosti said some Russian military experts recently suggested that
Lourdes could be re-activated as a response to NATO expansion and U.S.
plans to establish missile-defense facilities in Eastern Europe.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2008/09/09/Russia_denies_plans_to_reopen_Cuba_radar/UPI-95051220974396/
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