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Russia can return to to heat the cold war
"Such discussions exist," the unidentified senior Russian air force official was quoted as saying, adding that the measure would be a response to the US "deploying missile defence systems in Poland and the Czech Republic."

It was not clear whether he meant permanently basing the bombers in Cuba or using the island as a refuelling stop, but former top defence ministry official Leonid Ivashov said Cuba was best used for brief stopovers.

Cuba should be used "not as a permanent base - this is unnecessary - but as a stopover airfield, a refuelling stop," Ivashov was quoted as saying.

Starting long-range bomber flights to Cuba would signal a reawakening of military cooperation by former Cold War allies Moscow and Havana.

(www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com)

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