Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López said there were “almost 200,000 military personnel” in the country amid military tensions with the United States. The statement was issued after President Nicolas Maduro promulgated the Command Act for the Comprehensive Defense of the Nation this Tuesday (11/11) amid the military escalation of the Donald Trump administration.
“No one said pause. The work continues here: unity, preparation of the people, operational promotion of the army, enlistment, training of the Bolivarian militia,” López said.
This step coincided with the launch of the 200 Years of Independence Plan, which mandated the large-scale mobilization of land, air, sea, river, and missile resources. weapon system. military troops. Bolivarian militia. Civil security agencies and commands for comprehensive defence.
The security plan for Venezuela was announced after the United States launched a siege near Venezuela in international waters in the Caribbean and stepped up naval strikes in the name of combating drug trafficking.
The enactment of this law also means the study and preparation of the control command to suppress the US military in various ways.
Command method for comprehensive national defense
At a ceremony to formally announce the law’s promulgation, the country’s National Assembly Speaker Jorge Rodríguez said the new military doctrine was the “dream” of former Venezuelan socialist leader General Hugo Chávez.
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Official statements from the Venezuelan government further claim that the military action ordered by Donald Trump against Venezuela forced the government to enforce the law.
“This law was enacted in the context of the aggression to which the entire Venezuelan people are subjected by the North American empire, which refuses to understand that this is a different time, not only a different time for the world in terms of the concept of multipolarity, but also a different time for the Venezuelan people,” he said.
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