Venezuela prepares ‘massive deployment’ of forces in case of US attack

Venezuela’s military is holding two days of nationwide drills. The move comes as tension mounts over a US naval build up in the region which Washington says is part of its so-called war on drugs. Since early September the US military has attacked more than a dozen boats it says were transporting drugs off the Venezuelan coast. At least 70 people have been killed. Al Jazeera’s Charles Stratford reports. Richard Weitz is Senior Fellow at the NATO Defense College. He explains what the US gains by having the Gerald R Ford aircraft carrier near Venezuela. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X:   / ajenglish   Find us on Facebook:   / aljazeera   Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page:   / aljazeeraenglish   Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Venezuela #NicolasMaduro #US #UnitedStates #DonaldTrump #TrenDeAragua #USNavy #DrugCartels #DrugTraffickingCartels #Narcoterrorists #Carribean #AlJazeeraEnglish