US EditionAircraft carrier arrives in the Caribbean in major buildup near Venezuela
The USS Gerald R. Ford leads a 12,000-troop buildup aimed at disrupting drug trafficking and narco-terrorism in the Caribbean, amid rising regional tensions.
- On Sunday, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in the Caribbean Sea, a high-profile deployment the Trump administration calls a counterdrug operation but critics see as pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the deployment Operation Southern Spear, completing the largest U.S. buildup in generations with around 12,000 troops on nearly a dozen Navy ships.
- Since early September, U.S. strikes on small boats have killed at least 80 people in 20 attacks tied to drug transit routes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, but officials have released no evidence those killed were `narcoterrorists`.
- Venezuela's government recently touted a `massive` mobilization of troops and civilians, while Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says the U.S. is `fabricating` a war, stoking regional anxieties.
- Senate Republicans recently rejected legislation limiting attacks on Venezuela without U.S. Congress authorization, while experts disagree on strikes against land targets inside Venezuela and the administration aims to `stop the drugs coming in by land`.
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Ford carrier adds to US military buildup in Caribbean, near Venezuela
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