Castro Denies Charges on Biological Weapons
President Fidel Castro denied U.S. charges that his country was trying to develop biological weapons and challenged American authorities to offer evidence.
On state television, Castro called on U.S. officials to “present even the most minimum proof.”
Castro’s speech was the Cuban government’s first detailed response to the charges U.S. Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton made Monday during an address to the Heritage Foundation, a conservative research group in Washington.
The only thing true in Bolton’s speech was that Cuba “is 90 miles away from United States territory,” said Castro.
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