US EditionMaduro Warns that He Has 5,000 Anti-Aircraft Missiles to ‘Guarantee Peace’
Venezuela has positioned over 5,000 Igla-S missiles nationwide to bolster defense against perceived U.S. military threats amid intensified exercises and citizen monitoring, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Nicolás Maduro warned that the National Bolivarian Armed Forces have no fewer than 5,000 Igla-S portable anti-aircraft missiles deployed to confront a U.S. military threat.
- Over the past two months, Washington has maintained a naval deployment in the Caribbean, which Chavismo views as a maneuver to force regime change, while Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López warned earlier this month to prepare `for the worst`.
- The government has intensified military deployment and maneuvers, deployed troops along the border, and Maduro ordered a citizen reporting app this week to gather reports 24 hours a day.
- Maduro has signed a decree activating extraordinary security measures, while state media broadcasts exercises amid rising diplomatic tensions and ongoing deportation flights.
- The regime is bolstering the regime's `popular intelligence` system by institutionalizing citizen surveillance as Venezuelan military exercises ramp up over the past two months amid U.S. threats.
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Maduro warns that he has 5,000 anti-aircraft missiles to ‘guarantee peace’
Warlike rhetoric and geopolitical tensions are taking on a new dimension in Venezuela. Nicolás Maduro warned Wednesday that the National Bolivarian Armed Forces have more than 5,000 Igla-S missiles in their anti-aircraft defense systems, as part of the equipment with which Caracas is confronting the U.S. military threat. Washington has maintained a naval deployment in the Caribbean for the past two months, which Chavismo has interpreted as a man…
The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, warned this Wednesday that his country has “more than 5,000” Russian anti-aircraft missiles called Igla-S, which he described as “one of the most powerful weapons there is” and which, he said, have the objective of guaranteeing “the tranquility” of the Venezuelan people. “Any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Venezuela has nothing less than 5,000 Igla-S in the key positions …
Venezuelan President Maduro boasts of 5,000 Russian Igla-S missiles amid rising US military pressure
Venezuela deployed 5,000 Russian-made Igla-S missiles in "key air defense positions," President Nicolas Maduro claimed, amid rising US military presence. The US is considering military action to counter drug trafficking and pressure Maduro to step down, while Venezuela mobilized "millions" of militia members in response, CNN reported.
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Nicolás Maduro warned this Wednesday that Venezuela has “more than 5,000” Russian anti-aircraft missiles Igla-S, which he described as “one of the most powerful weapons there is” and said that they have the objective of guaranteeing “the tranquility” of the Venezuelan people.In an official act, broadcast by the Venezuelan Television Channel (VTV), the Chavista leader said that “any military force in the world knows the power of the Igla-S and Ve…
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