Russian Spy Ship Off Florida Coast Again, Russian Forces To Be Stationed In Nicaragua

via Washington Free Beacon by Bill Gertz

AGI Viktor Leonov recently spotted in Cuba.

A Russian intelligence-gathering ship is again plying the waters off the southern United States in operations aimed at spying on U.S. ballistic missile submarines based in the area, defense officials said.

The intelligence collection ship, Viktor Leonov, has been closely watched by U.S. Navy ships and aircraft for the past several days near Jacksonville, Fla., close to the Naval Submarine Base at Kings Bay, Ga. The ship also conducted operations there in April.

The warship is armed with 2 AK-630 six-barreled Gatling guns, 30 mm/L60 guns & 2 SA-N-8 surface-to-air missiles.  The Russians just recently signed an agreement with Nicaragua on the use of Nicaraguan military bases for Russian forces.  So we will have Russian forces stationed in Nicaragua.  Let that sink in for a minute.