# Venezuela Defence minister, Vladimir Padrino López, says they are launching a massive mobilisation of military personnel, weapons and equipment. This comes as America’s largest warship arrived in the Caribbean on Tuesday. Padrino López has described the deployment as a response to the imperialist threat posed by the US build-up of warships and troops in the Caribbean Sea. America has so far carried out at least 19 strikes against boats suspected of carrying drugs in the Caribbean and the eastern Pacific, killing at least 76 people.
Venezuela mobilises military forces as America’s largest warship arrives in the region