Venezuela - US Conflict: News, Updates

[Viet]

Don't worry.

Venezuelan people are in the process of choosing and will have chosen their preferred destiny. The fact that Venezuela's pre-conflict anti-zionist posturing has been reversed is a mere happy coincidence. Maduro categorically wasn't removed for this purpose. He was autocratic and rejected the outcome of an election, so had to go for the benefit of Venezuelans.

Waste of crocodile tears

Venezuela is finished. Chavez killed it off, Maduro sold off to the lowest bidders what remained, Trump just walked in and took it in 1h. No resistance, no nothing. The Russians dumped Maduro like a dirty garbage bag. Blaming the Jews is boring. Interesting is who next? Trump can collect more failed states. Russia is a failed state too, but Putin has nukes. So difficult.

 

[Master Chief]

Lmaoo thanks for the laughs bro

"Venezuelans choosing", "anti-zionist is happy coincidence", "for benefit of Venezuelans".

Can't make this $h!+ up. I am so disappointed in my fellow human beings for not learning from history. Or maybe I am the problem, expecting people to be reasonable in a world of ulterior motives.

Freedom for Afghans, Iraqis, Libyans etc. Maduro was autocratic but the Sheikhs of UAE, Saudi, Cheep Paild Mashallah are not dictators.

Give me a break!!

Man what are you on?

I was being sarcastic.

 

[vizier]

Actually...No.

Jamming Antennas

Lightweight medium power antennas, intended for primarily transmit operations over narrow and/or large bandwidths

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The coarseness of the VHF bands already made interference easier. The above example does not mean the AE-18s carried jamming antennas that small sizes. We do not need complete interference, just partial will suffice. You were correct in that long wavelengths arrays directs shorter wavelengths arrays towards the 'stealth' target. But all we need is %20-30 interference to negatively affect that guidance, to induce uncertainty which inevitably create longer delays of HUMAN response time.

Russian and Chinese propagandists will redirect attention to the age of the hardware they sold to Venezuela, but to our potential enemies, they bought the same hardware, and if they bought the same hardware, they bought the same training and combat doctrines, and since the Venezuelan air defense failed...???

Deception jamming is possible by the antennas you mentioned. However noise jamming would require very high energy outputs because of the nature of these vhf radars. Also high power output would reveal the location of the airborne jammers. For deception jamming you need to send fake signals to the radar reciever so you need to know the rough position of the long wavelength radars priorly to fake those signals back. By using spy sats and radio frequency mapping(more difficult for vhf radars but still possible) over a period of time the static radar installations can be located and then as you mentioned deception jamming is possible.

I agree that Russian and Chinese static air defense doctrine as well as hardware needs to be reformed fitting to new approaches. They rely on non-moving powerful radar installations and use the power of the radar to cut through jamming which fails on evolving deception jamming techniques. They also rely on active protection of larger radars by smaller sams Pantsyr-Tor which also fail under jamming and saturation attacks.

For example as I mentioned if the radars were moved continiously and exact position were not known prior the jamming would be less effective on vhf radars. This is both a doctrine issue as well as hardware. Rapid re-Installation and moving the larger vhf radars is difficult and need improvements on the hardware as well.

 

[Ali_Baba]

No, you do not. What you have are your own interpretations, which is your right to do so.

Absurdity...

It is a dishonorable tactic to abduct a head of state because in protection service, assassination require more resources.​

The descent into this level of absurdity tells the world that really you do not know what you are talking about. If a head of state is that careless, meaning he differentiate the two possibilities in terms of allocating his protective details, then maybe he deserves whatever happens to him. To put it bluntly. The worst is assassination, so why would any head of state assume that he maybe abducted? How would he know intent in the first place? If a group of armed men coming his way, he is going to take time to ponder assassination or abduction?

Actually, Maduro was captured, not abducted. The US had a bounty on him.

Heads of states are better off dead than alive. All of them know or been briefed before they became heads of states. That Maduro was CAPTURED ALIVE is what surprised everyone. The movies would have a head of state abducted. The US military executed a movie scenario. Now, all US enemies are on the alert.

USA law is not international law. USA law does not apply to other countries, or heads of state. USA applies to USA citizens and organisations only. USA law does not override international law. USA law does not override the laws of other countries. What the USA did was illegal. What the USA did was kidnapping.

 

[Forsvaret]

USA law is not international law.

It is. Just like Asim Law in Pakistan.

 

[Ё-МАЁ]

Lmaoo thanks for the laughs bro

"Venezuelans choosing", "anti-zionist is happy coincidence", "for benefit of Venezuelans".

Can't make this $h!+ up. I am so disappointed in my fellow human beings for not learning from history. Or maybe I am the problem, expecting people to be reasonable in a world of ulterior motives.

Freedom for Afghans, Iraqis, Libyans etc. Maduro was autocratic but the Sheikhs of UAE, Saudi, Cheep Paild Mashallah are not dictators.

Give me a break!!

That was something!)))

 

[Pak-Warrior]

No, you do not. What you have are your own interpretations, which is your right to do so.

Absurdity...

It is a dishonorable tactic to abduct a head of state because in protection service, assassination require more resources.​

The descent into this level of absurdity tells the world that really you do not know what you are talking about. If a head of state is that careless, meaning he differentiate the two possibilities in terms of allocating his protective details, then maybe he deserves whatever happens to him. To put it bluntly. The worst is assassination, so why would any head of state assume that he maybe abducted? How would he know intent in the first place? If a group of armed men coming his way, he is going to take time to ponder assassination or abduction?

Actually, Maduro was captured, not abducted. The US had a bounty on him.

Heads of states are better off dead than alive. All of them know or been briefed before they became heads of states. That Maduro was CAPTURED ALIVE is what surprised everyone. The movies would have a head of state abducted. The US military executed a movie scenario. Now, all US enemies are on the alert.

Oh Pls! Not same rhetoric again. I asked a simple question on your thoughts for motives of US military ops over Venezuela & Iraq. But you avoided. The answers would have cleared all the morality & honor questions.

It should be the moment of shame for any american that their leader is openly telling the world that we attacked and toppled Venezuela leadership to STEAL their oil. As I had already explained even objectives of terror orgs looked nobel in front of the US military's. There is never any honor when your war / op is to Steal other's resources or based on any other evil motive.

Did you ever heard a news on TV that a very honorable thief showed a very sophisticated, advance tactics when he robbed his neighbor, he showed so much honor and then abduct their head of family and now asking for extortion money (oil).. have you ? No! A thief is always a thief and do a dishonored & despicable act no matter how advance technology or tactics he employ.

 

[Meengla]

Waste of crocodile tears

Venezuela is finished. Chavez killed it off, Maduro sold off to the lowest bidders what remained, Trump just walked in and took it in 1h. No resistance, no nothing. The Russians dumped Maduro like a dirty garbage bag. Blaming the Jews is boring. Interesting is who next? Trump can collect more failed states. Russia is a failed state too, but Putin has nukes. So difficult.

Right.

 

[KingQamaR]

First...Do YOU know the time required to start, taxi, and takeoff?

Second...What was the state of the Venezuelan Air Force?

you probably cut power and scrambled all of their communications so that they couldn't even get off the ground.

 

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[ST1976]

Oil’s fair in love and war: How Venezuela, the Arctic and Greenland are rewriting the global energy map
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Oil’s fair in love and war: How Venezuela, the Arctic and Greenland are rewriting the global energy map

As 2026 begins, oil is no longer just a traded commodity — it is once again a weapon of geopolitics. From Venezuelas re-emergence as a strategic battleground to the Arctics thawing frontiers and Greenlands growing importance, global powers are moving to secure future energy and resource dominance.

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[ST1976]

American involvement in wars linked to oil primarily centers on securing global energy stability and access, notably the 1991 Gulf War (Iraq's invasion of Kuwait for oil reserves) and the 2003 Iraq War (debated motives, but oil's strategic importance was central), with recent tensions also involving Venezuela over its massive reserves. These conflicts, alongside U.S. support for oil-rich regimes, highlight how vital oil flows have shaped American foreign policy, often involving military intervention to protect supply routes and interests, though the direct causes are complex.

Key Conflicts & U.S. Involvement:

• Gulf War (1990-1991): Triggered by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait to seize oil, the U.S. led a coalition to liberate Kuwait, securing vital energy supplies and regional stability.
• Iraq War (2003-2011): While official reasons included WMDs, oil's strategic importance and Iraq's vast reserves were significant underlying factors, with the U.S. concerned about controlling oil-rich regions and preventing instability.
• Middle East Policy (1970s-Present): U.S. policy focused on protecting oil-producing states, militarizing the Persian Gulf, and ensuring free passage of oil, leading to deep involvement in the region's complex politics and conflicts.

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[Bharatah]

Actually, Maduro was captured, not abducted. The US had a bounty on him.

No, it's illegal in international law, this is considered a kidnapping. For a head of state to be arrested, there must be a UN resolution condemning and ordering their capture; otherwise, it's kidnapping.

Not even Netanyahu (who has an arrest warrant against him from the International Criminal Court) can be captured in his home country; for Netanyahu's arrest to be valid, he has to go to a country associated with the International Criminal Court, and then he could be arrested.

 

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[Bharatah]

Qatar Helps to Obtain First Proof Maduro Was Alive – Acting Venezuelan President​

CARACAS (Sputnik) - Qatar helped obtain the first evidence that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, who were kidnapped during the US attack, were alive, Acting President of Venezuela Delcy Rodriguez said.

"I want to highlight and express my gratitude to Qatari Emir [Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani], who, in the darkest hours of the early morning when Venezuela was under attack, helped – he himself, his government, and his prime minister – to obtain the first proof that the president and the first lady are alive. I want to thank him on behalf of the government and the people of Venezuela," Rodriguez said.

She also expressed gratitude to the Qatari Emir for his efforts in establishing a communication channel between the governments of the United States and Venezuela.