Pentagon Secretly Planning Military Operations in Cuba Without Public Disclosure

The War Nobody Mentioned

The Pentagon was actively developing military contingency plans for Cuba while the Trump White House said nothing. A USA Today investigation surfaced internal DoD planning documents that reached a classification threshold never disclosed to the public or, reportedly, to most of Congress.

The Receipt

The investigation cites sourcing inside the Department of Defense describing operational frameworks developed through early 2026. The planning predates any public statement, executive order, or congressional notification that would indicate Cuba was being treated as a military theater.

What It Proves

Undisclosed military planning for a sovereign nation 90 miles from U.S. soil is not a bureaucratic footnote. It represents a parallel foreign-policy track — one the public did not vote on and Congress was not briefed to authorize. The DoD has used this exact pattern before: operational preparation first, political justification assembled after. Cuba in 2026 fits the template.