The activities of the US SOF in Latin America on the example of the Civil War in Nicaragua 1981-1989
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18255/1996-5648-2025-3-400-409Keywords:
Nicaragua, usa, war, Sandinistas, Contras, SOF, special operationsAbstract
The Nicaragua Civil War (1989-1989) became a milestone in the political development of the Central American region. Which began as an attempt by overthrown elements from the government of A. Samosa to regain power, it soon became the scene of a struggle between the USSR and the United States within the framework of the global confrontation of the Cold War. With the coming to power of R. Reagan with his doctrine of the "forceful rejection of communism", the course of the conflict escalated, the new administration in Washington realized that diplomatic and economic instruments of pressure on the Sandinista leaders were not effective, moved to implement a secret program to resolve the issue by force and here the importance was assigned to the US Special Operations Forces, which conducted training.References
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