"I propose the immediate launching of a nuclear strike on the United States. The Cuban people are prepared to sacrifice themselves for the cause of the destruction of imperialism and the victory of world revolution."
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As quoted in "Castro Wanted a Nuclear Strike" in The New York Times (October 23, 1992)
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