The president denounced the advanced American forces in the Caribbean and said that if they carry out an attack “we would constitutionally declare the Republic in arms.”
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Madurodenounced an advance of US forces in the vicinity of territorial waters, equipped with Eight military ships With 1,200 missiles and accompanied by a nuclear submarine, and warned that, if any aggression against your country is completed, it will enter “Immediately to the armed struggle period.”
The regime leader considered that the military presence of USA It represents an “extravagant threat, unjustifiable, immoral and absolutely criminal” that it considers “comparable” with the 1962 crisis in Cuba, when the former Soviet Union tried to install Medium -range nuclear missiles in Cubawhich caused a crisis with the US that put the two superpowers to the edge of atomic conflict.
Given this scenario, he said: “If Venezuela were attacked, would immediately go to the armed struggle periodin defense of the national territory and the history and people of Venezuela, and We would constitutionally declare the Republic in Armas“
The president’s reaction occurs after USA will announce the shipment of warships and about 4,000 troops towards the Caribbean South to combat drug trafficking. In addition, the reward for information that leads to the capture of Ripe, whom they accused of having links with drug cartels. In this framework, the American president, Donald Trumpordered the military deployment in international waters, focused on attacking criminal organizations.
Despite the American action, Ripe He stressed: “We are in a special period of preparation and in any circumstance we will guarantee the functioning of the country, it touches us or does not touch us,” added the head of state. Warned that he already ordered the activation of 4.5 million militiamen and the Military enlistment of Venezuelans in the reserve.
“They have wanted to move towards what they call maximum pressure, in this case it is military, and given the maximum military pressure, we have declared the maximum preparation for the defense of Venezuela,” Maduro emphasized.
United States military movements
Three United States Marine Destroyers equipped with him Aegis system They arrived on the coast of Venezuela as part of a military operation against organizations linked to drug trafficking in Latin America.
The identified ships are the USS Serlyhe USS Jason Dunham and the USS Sampsonall destroyers guided by missiles belonging to the class Arleight Burkedesigned for anti -aircraft defense, anti -submarine and attack on surface objectives.
According to an American official cited by Reuters, the deployment is part of a large -scale operation that includes around 4,000 Marines in it Caribbean. In addition to the three destroyers, the plan contemplates the use of P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraftseveral additional ships and at least one Attack of attack.
“The process will be continuous for several months,” said the source based on anonymity. He also said that the operations will be carried out in international waters and international airspaceAlthough he stressed that the powerful power will allow not only surveillance tasks, but also to serve “as a platform for selective attacks if the decision is made”
Source: Ambito
