{"id":67995,"date":"2026-05-15T20:28:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:28:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/15\/cubas-biggest-threat-to-u-s-is-collapse-says-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-cbs-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T20:28:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T20:28:23","slug":"cubas-biggest-threat-to-u-s-is-collapse-says-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-cbs-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flamenet.io\/2026\/05\/15\/cubas-biggest-threat-to-u-s-is-collapse-says-former-defense-secretary-robert-gates-cbs-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Cuba&#8217;s biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates &#8211; CBS News"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMijgFBVV95cUxOWDJkYU1pZGtVc0RuRGFMRmgzLUF6SHhwTEVEamphRXZIYmtySHNYWHMtYTBZTURXRy13d3BRSXhOM3VIcTRNN1pGeUlaVjhTZWNnb3BaYy1sT24zTTlkLXN6OGxLY1RYTC1IS25KdjdZTzhCS2RtWmJuZml3Z3RxaTUteFkzdnFDVkJHUUNR0gGTAUFVX3lxTE1DSF85VWNXQkVoT0hoN3E5R3diMW9tb1FlZ0tvakg4Zm0zclR6S09TSEtfTlo2SVNMdjlRT2pGSDU1NnhNOTF3eExZbl9jZUM2TmpXV3pmeHBBOWVhemhsVzNzdGhKcHlHSnppMVAxdnZzY2Z4LVJBXzBqcENnMXJzOWJwdzNSU0NiUFREX3lxME9QOA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Cuba&#8217;s biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">CBS News<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMixgFBVV95cUxNSm9YOFdhT2RzZ25uVndSX1JhTG5kYk1oNVh5SkNZOFZMc0hvQ3RBY1JQUDZmeTBIN1RrbmdmUjEzdl9mLWNXVGNyT1JLTFdXSHMxV0tTeGttRGRZZ0hnZHZuci1BdFQ4c2paVHVWcE9KVXlQT09YNDBjQmc1bENQa2lxa0hpQUUxclNuZ2hBeTRxbExQSTRuRjRPUlV2LXRSZDhxUTlJUUNuYXU4Y0VnMzB6d084cENlcmZkNmFKVlp2Zl8yWUE?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">The US and Cuba intensify negotiations as the island\u2019s collapse deepens<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">EL PA\u00cdS English<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi1wFBVV95cUxPNENmRWlRSi1lMEJqdHJFSDVtN3JndTBiZGJHSDZUU2M0UUgzbDVtSmJfV2JIQ3JndTcxb2gyRDN5eXI5aWJRYVNPV2hybWFINC1scE1sU0ZPcE9fbDQwZEx4OVp2Y1N2Q1RrSU95dkRVWk1xTENOMFRhSlVoVlBGaEt3U1pkbEU0akZfU3hpU0tyR0lKTThPYlRoWXBKeXUxWWU4eE9PbEk0Zi1ITllfX0hZUWprcmJRNHdWMW83SVJKVE1VUVQ1M0JleDF4QndTY1JaUnJUMA?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro&#8217;s grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">NPR<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivgFBVV95cUxPUGpWMVVGaVpzS3ZwNk8xTHdhS0Fzc0N2ckc0ajZSUERNdGJHaWZkeUFrN2NQcWE2bk11TFRjSXh2YlpvQmFpQTV4UVZyZHlzdnAzRFJ4R2loMXdWWlJPMncxZjFiaDZTbVNDanRaM3FFRFVsbDJWQnc0X1hkbXBrQm5FeEdSeVN5VF9qRlNscmh0Rjc0R25WOTJtR3NERGs0a25Dc2dMZGY2U0lJbk1JeXlTcFJqY056NHR5N29n?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">Cuba&#8217;s biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former defense secretary<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">Yahoo<\/font><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMirgFBVV95cUxNMlF4Z20ya3A2RkowN1RjM3NsZ0lsazZqSFhZS2pNa3FHeF9nNUhhMHJJNi1XUUNqTjY0NGZVTVJ2NWJURm5XOVRvd3lXSVNHOEhnZ2RpaGRlcTVIWi1KX253S3VCeTBUUVY3cXZyX2JTM3l5aHl5eG5sNl9fZ0lNRUItc2hEb0hsQWlKX3ljTU1pNWVwQ3BYQmZUQ3hFcmtpajFmVUtOU1JlRjhxZnc?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\">CIA director travels to Cuba as fuel reserves hit zero<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color=\"#6f6f6f\">The Washington Post<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cuba&#8217;s biggest threat to U.S. is collapse, says former Defense Secretary Robert Gates&nbsp;&nbsp;CBS News The US and Cuba intensify negotiations as the island\u2019s collapse deepens&nbsp;&nbsp;EL&#8230; 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