How the US destroyed Venezuela’s air defenses so quickly (and why the real war could begin)

How the US destroyed Venezuela’s air defenses so quickly (and why the real war could begin)

The “Russian Shield” over Caracas, Venezuela’s vaunted air defense, was supposed to be an iron dome, one that would put the United States to shame and sink their ships. But at 0400 EST on January 3, 2026, the US Navy turned it into hot scrap metal. For a decade, defense blogs and the twittersphere have … Read more