The United States has positioned more Tomahawk cruise missiles in the Caribbean than it deployed during the 2011 military campaign that led to the fall of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi, according to figures reported Tuesday by El Español.
The outlet reported that U.S. forces near Venezuela currently include an aircraft carrier, an amphibious assault ship, six destroyers, two cruisers, a nuclear submarine and support vessels, along with 186 Tomahawk missiles — 36 more than were used in the opening phase of the Libya intervention. Additional forces include B-52 bombers, F-35 fighters and drones operating from regional bases, and roughly 20,000 military personnel.
