Analyst Explains How Direct Attack Against Venezuelan Regime Could Begin: Missiles, Drones And Electronic Warfare

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A military expert described how a direct U.S. attack against the Venezuelan could unfold, considering that there are now different factors that could trigger an escalation: projecting U.S. strength in the world, the departure of Hurricane Melissa and the arrival of additional military assets.

Evan Ellis, professor at the U.S. Army War College's Strategic Studies Institute, told the Miami Herald that the combination of factors would offer what he described as political cover, safer weather and increased military options.