It's our job at the War Department to be prepared for whatever our Commander in Chief asks us to do on behalf of defending the American people. It would be unwise for the government of Cuba to try to procure or get access to the types of weapons that could reach this base or the American homeland. They would be inviting the kind of confrontation not only do they not want, but they could not scam. No country on earth can match the capabilities of the United States of America. (06:44–06:55)
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Asserts that Cuba should not attempt to acquire weapons capable of reaching the U.S.
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