VENEZUELA-US-MILITARY-PADRINO LOPEZ

VENEZUELA-US-MILITARY-PADRINO LOPEZ

Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez (R) mans a Russian-made 9K338 “Igla-S” (SA-18) man-portable air-defence (MANPAD) surface-to-air missile launcher in Caracas on March 14, 2015. A hundred thousand men, with Chinese-made anphibious vehicles and Russian missiles are taking part in military drills ordered by President Nicolas Maduro to prepare the country to face the “unusual threat” to its security. AFP PHOTO/JUAN BARRETO