US EditionTrump Claims Secret 'Discombobulator' Weapon Disabled Defenses in Venezuela Raid
The US used a secret sonic weapon called the Discombobulator that disabled Venezuelan defense systems, enabling the capture of Nicolás Maduro without American casualties, Trump said.
- President Donald Trump said in a Saturday interview that U.S. forces used a classified system called the `Discombobulator` during the Jan. 3 Caracas raid that captured Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores.
- The operation aimed to disable Venezuelan air defenses so rockets could not launch, following months of escalating tensions linked to alleged drug trafficking, with elite Delta Force extracting Maduro earlier this month.
- An unnamed Venezuelan security official described how all radar systems shut down without explanation and people began bleeding from the nose after an intense sound wave caused disorientation.
- Maduro is now in federal custody in Brooklyn awaiting trial on narcoterrorism-related charges, while Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as interim president shortly after, and President Donald Trump said the U.S. would temporarily `run` the country.
- Republicans in Congress narrowly blocked a War Powers Resolution to stop the raid, details remain scarce with Trump calling the technology a `secret sonic weapon` amid media queries, and the Pentagon was asked for comment Saturday.
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What is ‘Discombobulator’, the secret weapon Trump says US forces used during Venezuela raid
President Donald Trump said that the new weapon made [Venezuela’s] equipment not work, suggesting that it was able to disable and disrupt the Venezuelan air defences and radar systems and allowed US forces to carry out the raid with near-impunity and without losing a single American life.
US President Donald Trump told the New York Post that a new secret weapon called the "discombobulator" is key in the US operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Donald Trump, president of the United States, affirmed the use of a secret weapon during Operation Absolute Determination that led to the capture of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores on January 3.
President Donald Trump stated the US press that a new secret weapon was essential for the performance by which the U.S. captured Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.
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