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Operation Northwoods

United States / Cuba · 1962 · Joint Chiefs of Staff

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At a glance

A 1962 U.S. military proposal outlined deceptive incidents that could be used to build support for intervention in Cuba.

Overview

Northwoods is a documented proposal, not evidence that the proposed operations were carried out.

Origins and background

Senior U.S. military planners developed a memorandum proposing fabricated pretexts for military action.

Evidence and limitations

What is documented

Declassified planning documents establish that the proposal was written.

What is not established

There is no basis to describe Northwoods itself as an executed operation.

People, organizations and keywords

Organization or subject: Joint Chiefs of Staff

Keywords: Cuba, false flag, declassified

Sources

Source-level citations are pending. No unverified source URLs have been fabricated for these examples.

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Last updated: 2026-10-16 · Review status: Starter example — not source-audited