International security

Russian nukes in Venezuela? US makes BOMBSHELL claim of secret Kremlin plot amid WW3 fears

Russia has installed nuclear missiles in Venezuela, according to a US Republican congressman, as tensions continue to mount in the country. The shock claim is reminiscent of the Cuban Missile Crisis during the Cold War, when nuclear war nearly broke out between Russia and the US over Russia military bases in Cuba. Republican congressman Mario Diaz-Balart made the bombshell claim days after Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro squashed a coup attempt from opposition leader Juan Guaido.

Speaking to Tucker Carlson on Fox News, Mr Diaz-Balart made the astonishing claims that, if true, would risk sparking a nuclear war in the Americas.

However, the Republican congressman did not offer any concrete evidence for his response.

He told Fox News that Russian, Chinese, Iranian and Hezbollah military were already in Venezuela and could use the country as a platform to attack the United States.

When asked whether he believed Vladimir Putin would invade the US, Mr Diaz-Balart said: “The closest we ever came to nuclear war was because the Russians put nuclear missiles in Cuba.”