Fiedal Castro Bullet Proof Vest or Moral Vest

Attempts made on Castro's life since he came to power in 1959: 638 (according to Fabian Escalante, former Cuban security chief).

Quote attributed to Castro: "If surviving assassination attempts were an Olympic event, I would win the gold medal."

Selected CIA plots:

* The exploding cigar. Scientist contaminated Fidel's favourite brand with botulinum toxin, but the cigars were never delivered.

* The exploding conch. Exploiting Castro's love of scuba diving, the CIA planned to pack a mollusc with explosives and paint it in bright colours to attract Castro's attention.

* The poison wetsuit. Plans to send Castro scuba-diving equipment contaminated with deadly fungi were never followed through.

* The LSD. Agents planned to spray Castro's TV studio with the drug in an attempt to induce a humiliating psychedelic episode live on air.

* The lover. The CIA recruited a woman who was in a relationship with Castro. Agents gave her poison pills, which she hid in a jar of cream. She aborted the mission when they dissolved, but Castro, who was aware of the plot, handed her his gun. "I can't do it, Fidel," she told him

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[MrJasonrolfe]

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