1963General source · 2 sourcesWell documented
The Exploding Seashell
On the timeline · around 1963 ·
What happened
In another scheme built around Castro's love of diving, the CIA considered packing a large, brightly painted seashell with explosives and placing it on the seabed where he liked to dive, hoping he would swim over to inspect it. The idea was abandoned as impractical.
Why it matters
Later confirmed in declassified JFK-assassination files, the exploding seashell became a byword for the sheer creative desperation of the campaign to kill Castro.