"Venezuela on Monday accused the United States of threatening its sovereignty by pointing "1,200 missiles" from US ships in the Caribbean Sea. The remarks were made in response to the US deployment of warships to the southern Caribbean in what the White House called an anti-drug trafficking operation. The US Coast Guard and Navy ships have a presence in the southern Caribbean, but the recent buildup has been significantly larger than usual deployments in the region."
""A situation like this has never been seen," he added. US President Donald Trump's administration has accused Maduro of leading a drug cartel and had recently doubled the bounty for the Venezuelan president's capture to $50 million (42.7 million). Maduro vows maximum preparedness' In response to the perceived threat, Maduro said he "would constitutionally declare a republic in arms" if the South American country were attacked."
Large US Coast Guard and Navy deployments to the southern Caribbean have increased significantly beyond usual levels as part of an anti-drug trafficking operation. Venezuela accused the United States of threatening its sovereignty by pointing "1,200 missiles" from US ships and said the presence represented the greatest threat to the continent in 100 years. President Maduro vowed maximum preparedness and said he would "constitutionally declare a republic in arms" if Venezuela were attacked. The US denies plans to invade and frames the mission as counternarcotics, while bilateral relations remain tense after the US refused to recognize recent re-elections and doubled a $50 million reward for Maduro's capture.
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