Arrest of Nicolás Maduro: Trump: Secret US jamming weapon helped in operation in Venezuela | EUROtoday

According to US President Donald Trump, a secret jamming weapon is alleged to have made a decisive contribution to the success of the US navy operation in Venezuela. He known as her a “discombobulator,” in accordance with an interview with the US newspaper “New York Post.” As a end result, the Venezuelan gear is alleged to have failed, permitting the authoritarian ruler Nicolás Maduro to be captured and brought in a foreign country.

Trump didn’t present any additional particulars concerning the jamming weapon he allegedly used. “I’m not allowed to talk about it,” he stated. Because of this, the Venezuelan safety forces have been unable to answer the US assault. “They never fired their missiles,” Trump stated. “They had Russian and Chinese missiles, but they didn’t fire a single one. We came, they pressed the buttons, but nothing worked.”

On January 3, elite US forces attacked a number of targets in Venezuela, together with the South American nation’s essential navy base, Fuente Tiuna. Maduro and his spouse Cilia Flores have been arrested there. They are to be tried in New York for suspected drug offenses. According to Venezuelan authorities, no less than 100 folks have been killed within the operation, together with Venezuelan and Cuban safety officers. According to Washington, no US troopers have been killed.

“NYT”: Russian protection programs have been beforehand destroyed

However, there are different explanations within the US press for the failure of Venezuela’s protection. According to a report in The New York Times, Venezuela’s state-of-the-art Russian air protection programs weren’t even linked to radar when the US helicopters confirmed up over Caracas to seize Maduro, in accordance with US officers.

The report stated Venezuela had had issue sustaining Russian gear. The obligatory spare elements and technical information have been usually lacking. In addition, earlier than Maduro was captured, the US navy can also be stated to have bombed places the place Russian ground-based Buk-M2 anti-aircraft programs have been stationed or saved.