How Viable & Imminent Could a US Naval Blockade of Cuba Be?

Photo: US Navy / ArchiveBy Marleidy Muñoz (El Toque)HAVANA TIMES — The possibility of a US naval blockade of Cuba has entered political and media debate. This raises a key question: how viable and how imminent could a US naval blockade against Cuba be? From a Logistical and Technical Standpoint, What Would the United States Need to Impose a Naval Blockade on Cuba? Third, speaking of a naval blockade sends an internal political message, both in the United States and in Cuba. In the Cuban case, denouncing a possible naval blockade reinforces the narrative of external threat and aggression, with potential mobilizing effects domestically.