The American entrepreneur and billionaire Palmer Luckey, founder of the defense company Anduril Industries and creator of Oculus VR, has put forth a controversial proposal to transform the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba into a futuristic city reminiscent of Singapore.
The idea, published on its official X account (formerly Twitter), involves transforming the military enclave into an economic and technological hub called "Liberty City."
“United States should immediately expand our naval base in Guantanamo Bay and turn it into Liberty City, an American Singapore in the Caribbean,” wrote Luckey.
According to the explanation, industries such as shipbuilding, arms manufacturing, space launches near the equator, energy refining, and more could be developed there, all in a paradise-like setting.
The U.S. naval military base boasts a stunning location, situated in the heart of the Greater Caribbean Basin, often referred to as the American Mediterranean.
Luckey was even more provocative by suggesting that "any Cuban who manages to reach this city —swimming, running, by boat, or bicycle— should receive asylum and a work permit to help with the construction of the megaproject."
"By taking away workers from the Communist Party in critical areas such as electricity generation and military power, we accelerate the regime change. Liberty City will be the first domino," he stated.
Palmer Luckey, 29 years old, rose to fame by selling Oculus VR to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014.
However, he was expelled from Silicon Valley in 2017 for his support of Donald Trump and his conservative ideas.
Since then, he has become a powerful businessman in the defense sector, leading Anduril Industries, a startup that develops surveillance technologies, artificial intelligence, and autonomous weaponry.
Anduril has already secured multimillion-dollar contracts with the U.S. Department of Defense, supplying everything from surveillance towers on the border with Mexico to drone defense systems.
Your company has been recognized as a key player in military modernization, challenging traditional contractors such as Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.
The idea of transforming the Guantanamo Base —a site historically controversial for its use as a military prison and its extraterritorial status on the island of Cuba without the regime's consent— aims not only to stimulate the U.S. economy in the region but also to send a strong geopolitical message against the Cuban regime.
Historically, the Cuban government has demanded from the U.S. the return of the base, which it considers illegally occupied territory since the beginning of the last century. The facility, located in the eastern part of the country, has a status of perpetual lease to the United States since 1903.
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