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The Venezuelan government reacted strongly, with Maduro’s communication minister dismissing the video as a possible AI-generated fake. Maduro himself warned of potential escalation, declaring that if Venezuela is attacked, the country will respond with armed resistance. Maduro also labeled the U.S. build-up as "the biggest threat the continent has seen in a century," though critics argue that the violence and corruption propagated by drug cartels have indeed been among the most significant threats facing Latin America in the last hundred years.