00:00The stunning capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro by U.S. forces has ignited
00:24a fierce global debate, not just about sovereignty or escalation, but about weapons, specifically
00:31whether China's much-hyped military technology failed its biggest real-world test.
00:38On January 3, 2026, U.S. forces executed Operation Absolute Resolve, a precision raid that seized
00:46Maduro and his wife from Caracas.
00:48The operation unfolded without congressional approval and penetrated what was billed as
00:54one of Latin America's strongest air defense networks.
00:58Venezuela had invested heavily in Chinese-made radar systems, most notably the JY-27, marketed
01:05as a stealth hunter.
01:07These radars were integrated alongside Russian S-300 VM missiles, forming layered defenses
01:14around Caracas and key military sites.
01:17Yet, when U.S. aircraft entered Venezuelan airspace, the network collapsed.
01:22Observers say Chinese radars failed to detect incoming jets, despite Beijing's claims they
01:29could track stealth aircraft like the F-35 or F-22 from hundreds of kilometers away.
01:35Defense analysts believe the U.S. used spectrum-dominance warfare, jamming, spoofing, decoys and cyber-electromagnetic
01:44attacks.
01:45EA-18G growlers and Super Hornets likely blinded radars, while drones and stealth jets mapped
01:53and dismantled command systems.
01:55Some experts say the failure exposes deeper issues—aging Chinese radar architecture, limited
02:01AI-driven data fusion, and poor resilience against U.S. SEAD tactics.
02:08Social media mocked the system as scrap iron, raising doubts about Chinese export weapons.
02:14The Venezuela operation may now ripple far beyond Caracas.
02:18For nations relying on Chinese defenses, the message is unsettling—battlefield reality may
02:24not match brochure promises.
02:27And for Beijing, this could be its most damaging weapons credibility test yet.
02:34So, we're going to have a plan for the U.S.
02:43Let's hear from the U.S.
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