Maduro: Venezuela will resort to ARMED STRUGGLE if U.S. threatens its sovereignty
09/10/2025 // Patrick Lewis // 1K Views
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro declared that Venezuela would enter an "armed struggle" if the U.S. initiates military actions that threaten its sovereignty, asserting readiness to mobilize the entire population in defense.
The Trump administration has dispatched eight missile?equipped warships, a nuclear submarine and 10 F?35 jets to the Caribbean, framing the buildup as a counter?narcotics operation – moves that Venezuelan officials label as politically motivated and destabilizing.
In response, Caracas has doubled its troop levels – from approximately 10,000 to 25,000 – across strategic regions such as Zulia, Nueva Esparta, Sucre and Delta Amacuro, aimed at securing trafficking routes like the Guajira region and the Paraguana peninsula.
Maduro has activated the Bolivarian National Militia, pushing forward with the "republic in arms" strategy by enrolling and training civilians alongside conventional forces for national defense.
A recent U.S. airstrike on a Venezuelan-linked vessel resulting in 11 deaths was defended by Washington as self-defense – but critics highlighted legal concerns over its legitimacy. Meanwhile, U.S. officials emphasize the real-world counter-narcotics mission underway, and Maduro continues to reject allegations of regime-change intent.
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