It was during that period that Bolton decided to add Cuba to the administration's list of "axis of evil" nations, a term coined in 2002 by Bush to describe the terrorism-sponsoring states of Iran, North Korea and Iraq. To justify adding Cuba, Bolton claimed the communist-ruled island was producing biological weapons, although there was no evidence for that, recalled Price Floyd, then a State Department media affairs official.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 23, 2018 09:56 UTC