Policy implications During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara called on the USSR to launch a nuclear first strike against the US in the event of a US invasion of Cuba. In the 1980s, Castro was pressuring the Kremlin to adopt a harder line against the US under President Ronald Reagan, even arguing for the potential use of nuclear weapons. As a direct result of this, a Soviet official was dispatched to Cuba in 1985 with an entourage of "experts", who detailed the ecological effect on Cuba in the event of nuclear strikes on the United States. Soon after, the Soviet official recounts, Castro lost his prior "nuclear fever". In 2010, Alan Robock was summoned to Cuba to help Castro promote his new view that nuclear war would bring about Armageddon. Robock's 90 minute lecture was later aired on the nationwide state-controlled television station in the country.
policy implications during the cuban missile crisis fidel castro and che guevara called on the ussr to launch a nuclear first strike against the us in the event of a us invasion of cuba in the 1980s castro was pressuring the kremlin to adopt a harder line against the us under president ronald reagan even arguing for the potential use of nuclear weapons as a direct result of this a soviet official was dispatched to cuba in 1985 with an entourage of "experts" who detailed the ecological effect on cuba in the event of nuclear strikes on the united states soon after the soviet official recounts castro lost his prior "nuclear fever" in 2010 alan robock was summoned to cuba to help castro promote his new view that nuclear war would bring about armageddon robock's 90 minute lecture was later aired on the nationwide state-controlled television station in the country