US EditionIs Venezuela Military Prepared for a Possible US Strike?
President Trump declared Venezuelan airspace closed after FAA warnings, marking a rare unilateral move against the Maduro government as part of a maximum pressure strategy.
- President Donald Trump declared last week, `"Consider the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela to be closed in its entirety,"` following FAA warnings of a deteriorating security environment.
- The FAA has previously restricted U.S. civil aviation by barring U.S. operators below 26000 in 2019 and revived advisories last month, as part of pressure on Nicolás Maduro.
- Documented intrusions this year underscore regional aerial tensions as Poland reported 19 drones and Estonia saw three MiG-31s loiter about 12 minutes, while NATO allied air forces scrambled over 300 times in 2023.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the days of acting "with impunity" are over, while U.S. Senate Democrats demanded legal authority and Caracas called the post a "colonialist threat".
- International law says only a state's sovereign can close its airspace, and observers say the move departs from past U.S. policy by attempting to shut Venezuelan skies.
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Is Venezuela military prepared for a possible US strike?
Tensions between the US and Venezuela continue to grow, with US President Donald Trump declaring the closure of the Venezuelan airspace. Trump has said time and again that US strikes on drug boats could develop into land action. But if the situation does take a turn for the worse, how capable is the Venezuelan military to take on the Americans?
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