Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 1985

Abstract

Examines the nature of Soviet involvement through arms transfers in Central America and the Caribbean Basin. Soviet policy after Fidel Castro's revolution in Cuba; Success of the 1979 Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua; Overt military buildup in Latin America; Covert arms transfers to Central American insurgents; Impact of the confusing signals from the United States.

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