Robert Gates Says Cuba’s Biggest Threat To U.S. Is Collapse
May 16, 2026·about 3 hours ago·via CBS News

Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates says Cuba’s biggest threat to the United States is not aggression, but collapse. That is a blunt reminder that failed socialist systems do not stay neatly contained - they spill instability, migration pressure, and chaos onto their neighbors. The story underscores how long Cuba’s economic ruin has been dragging on under authoritarian rule. Washington should be preparing for fallout, not pretending the island’s decay is someone else’s problem. Read more about this...