Speaking before shipyard workers and naval personnel at Newport News Shipbuilding, the nation’s largest military shipyard, Hegseth pointed to the recent US military operation in Venezuela as evidence of renewed American military readiness and the limits of non-American defence technology.
“We’re re-establishing deterrence that’s so absolute and so unquestioned that our enemies will not dare to test us,” Hegseth said. He added that under previous US administrations, the world had begun “wondering” whether America was still strong enough to lead. “Well, that’s over now,” he concluded.
Venezuela’s integrated air defence system is built mainly on Russian technology, including S-300VM and Buk-M2E systems.
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Trump pledges to keep Venezuelan oil flowing to China after Maduro capture
Trump pledges to keep Venezuelan oil flowing to China after Maduro capture
