[LI] U.S. State Department and Pentagon say there are plans to ’disrupt’ new stations.In April, my colleague James R. Nault noted that our country was facing major delays in the construction of Naval ships; meanwhile, the Chinese were going full steam ahead in expanding their fleet.
It appears the Chinese have also been busy constructing new spy stations. While that is not surprising, the location is rather disturbing.
Satellite imagery has reportedly identified four of these stations in Cuba.
Images captured from space show the growth of Cuba’s electronic eavesdropping stations that are believed to be linked to China, including new construction at a previously unreported site about 70 miles from the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, according to a new report.
The study from the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington-based think tank, follows reporting last year by The Wall Street Journal that China and Cuba were negotiating closer defense and intelligence ties, including establishing a new joint military training facility on the island and an eavesdropping facility.
At the time, the Journal reported that Cuba and China were already jointly operating eavesdropping stations on the island, according to U.S. officials, who didn’t disclose their locations. It couldn’t be determined which, if any, of those are included in the sites covered by the CSIS report.