Trump’s Venezuela Move Could Spark New Nuclear Arms Race – Here’s Why | World News

Saturday’s US attack on Venezuela, which captured Nicolás Maduro amid oil disputes and narco-terrorism accusations, reflects a historic pattern of non-nuclear repression.

Previously, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized US dominance in the Western Hemisphere, but history shows otherwise.
The attack on Venezuela, which has no nuclear infrastructure, made it more vulnerable to US threats.

The use of military aggression has been a model used by the United States in the past. The United States has repeatedly targeted non-nuclear countries with military and economic pressure for regime change.

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Past US Model of Non-Nuclear Coercion

• 1983 invasion of Grenada: America’s habit of targeting non-nuclear states with rapid military action under humanitarian or security pretexts. Citing the safety of American students and fear of Soviet influence, US forces overthrew the Marxist government and seized a weapons depot in a 2-day operation.
• Operation Allied Force: NATO’s bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999 exemplifies the US pattern of targeting non-nuclear states with overwhelming conventional air power. The 78-day US-led operation targeted Serbia, which lacked nuclear power, destroying 25% of its tanks and forcing then-President Slobodan Milošević to leave the region without ground troops or nuclear risk.
• The 2003 invasion of Iraq, one of the largest operations carried out by US forces, perfectly illustrates America’s continued targeting of non-nuclear states through fabricated threats. Post-1991 disarmament, despite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmations of its nuclear presence, the US justified its “shock and awe” bombings with Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) claims and Al Qaeda affiliation, and toppled Saddam Hussein amid massive civilian casualties.
• Operation Odyssey Dawn: The US-led NATO operation in Libya in 2011 is another example of a US attack on a non-nuclear state. Gaddafi abandoned Libya’s nuclear program in late 2003 after secret talks with the US and UK, fearing an Iraq-style invasion. NATO launched airstrikes in March 2011 amid Arab Spring protests, leading to the overthrow and assassination of Gaddafi.

President Trump’s recent raid on Caracas, his take on Maduro, and his exploitation of a non-nuclear regime after years of sanctions reflect past U.S. operations.
This pattern points to non-nuclear countries like Iran, Colombia and other US threats, potentially sparking a new global nuclear arms race.