If it was the same converstion I recalled, asking how can the Cubans, who complained about the shoddy quality of Russian consumer goods, welcome Russian nukes. They responded that the consumer goods were shoddy because the Russians concentrated their care on military/nuke stuff. I think that it was not long before the Mariel boatlift, which would put our visit in 79???
On Sun, Oct 08, 2006 at 08:44:57AM -0700, Jim Devine wrote: > > In 1978 or 1979 (when was it Michael?), I had a conversation with some > Cubans in Havana about the building of nukes there. I pointed out the > shoddiness of Soviet-made products. They said: well, Soviet _military_ > technology is pretty good. Yeah, right. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
