58
This is why your socialist or anti-imperialist project should get nukes asap. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 hours ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

Sucks.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 13 points 1 hour ago (8 children)

Honestly, not sure nukes would've helped in this case. They did a special forces raid that clearly had significant help from the inside. Only the Cuban special forces resisted the invasion.

If you have traitors helping the imperialist, they'd just seize control of the nukes or would've disconnect Maduro from being able to launch them.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • hideshow 8 child comments
    •
  • [–] 13 points 1 hour ago (1 child)

    Remaining forces that aren't in on it could in theory still launch the nukes after such a coup attempt.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 9 points 1 hour ago*

    I think you're right, that could be deterrence. However, if you're at the point where nearly all of your head of state's security forces are compromised, you're at a point where you could probably compromise the nuclear operators too.

    My main point is that technological systems and powerful weapons do not automatically overcome or safeguard the human element.

    Edit: Maduro would still be in Venezuela if the human element in his security were strong, even without nukes. And he might be in a US dungeon if the human element were weak, even if he had nukes.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 3 points 49 minutes ago (3 children)

    this is just not true at all. Venezuelans died in that raid and there is not a shred of evidence that there was any inside help. it has been almost 11 months since the raid and the masses and PSUV have remained unified. are you suggesting that the entire Venezuelan left was in on this?

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
    •
  • [–] 1 point 36 minutes ago* (2 children)
  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 3 points 31 minutes ago* (last edited 21 minutes ago) (1 child)

    that article is from 2 days after it happened. he is still in government working with Delcy and the rest of the people, almost a year later. None of them have come out with any accusations. Caracas is on the coast and within range of many US bases. It was "risky" in the way that any military operation was, but it's not like Maduro was in hiding. the US had everything they need to pull something like this off, even if it was risky.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •