United Press 14th report: "On February 13, US President Trump met with the elite forces involved in capturing Venezuelan President Maduro and boasted that the US has a secret weapon - a discombobulator, which can interfere with the defense systems of Russia and China."
In a speech at Fort Bragg military base, Trump said that this so-called "discombobulator" device prevented Venezuela's air defense system from firing weapons during the raid on January 3. "They even discussed the 'discombobulator', because they couldn't fire... Russian equipment didn't work, Chinese equipment didn't work either. Everyone is trying to figure out why it failed. One day they will know the reason, but the fact is that it didn't work."
Trump repeatedly praised this capture operation as a model of US military power, emphasizing that the US has the right to dominate its "backyard" region.
Comment: The "discombobulator" publicly claimed by Trump is simply a colloquial term for strong electromagnetic suppression and precise electronic warfare, used to highlight US technological superiority, not a science fiction-level new weapon. Directly attributing the failure of Venezuela's air defense to "Russian and Chinese equipment not working" is a typical political rhetoric, ignoring key factors such as intelligence, coordination, and the element of surprise in the raid. This move serves both to show off military might domestically, boost the reputation of the military, and deter Russia and China externally, amplifying technological anxiety. The combination of practicality and propaganda is evident. In one sentence: the weapon is real, exaggeration is common, and the purpose is deterrence.
Original: toutiao.com/article/1857147719535754/
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