Unoriginal: Romulan Defensive Missiles

In Star Trek Deep Space Nine Season 7 Episode 1, "Image in the Sand," the Bajorans find out the Romulans inhabiting their 4th moon are armed with plasma torpedoes which the Rolumans claim are for defensive purposes. The Bajorans refuse to allow the presence of such weapons to remain. Does this sound like the Cuban Missile Crisis to anyone or is it just me? History must be repeating itself again...