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The US is escalating its military build-up in the Caribbean, as Venezuela warns the campaign could trigger a full-scale conflict. A US naval task force has arrived off Latin America. The Trump administration says the action is aimed at drug-smugglers, bringing narcotics into the United States. Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has ordered nationwide military exercises, and accuses Donald Trump of trying to overthrow his government.

The USS Gerald R. Ford joins warships in Latin America and the Caribbean as the Trump administration ramps up its drug war. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says the US buildup is designed to drive him from power.

A United States aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in waters near Latin America, heightening tensions with Venezuela. Washington says the deployment will bolster efforts to disrupt drug and criminal networks, but Caracas calls it a pretext for regime change. US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the world's largest warship, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the region last month. The US Navy said Tuesday the Ford and three destroyers will join seven other ships in the Caribbean, including three carrying a Marine Expeditionary Unit of thousands of troops.

Maduro says Trump 'fabricating a war'

Trump has focused on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of sending violent criminals and drugs to the United States. Meanwhile, Maduro has accused the Trump administration of "fabricating a war." Venezuela has announced a nationwide military mobilization, including land, sea and missile forces, to counter what it calls "imperial threats." On November 2, Trump downplayed the prospect of war with Venezuela but warned Maduro's days were numbered.

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