TEAMS OF SNIPERS FROM MORE THAN 30 COUNTRIES COULD BE HEADED FOR VENEZUELA. THEY’LL BE TAKING PART IN “SNIPER FRONTIER”, ONE OF THE EVENTS IN THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES.
IT’S NOT UNCOMMON FOR MILITARIES FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN WAR GAMES TOGETHER. WHAT SETS THE INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES APART ARE THE FOUNDING COUNTRIES; RUSSIA, IRAN AND CHINA.
THE GAMES STARTED IN 2015 AND, ACCORDING TO A RUSSIAN MEDIA OUTLET, HAVE NOW GROWN TO INCLUDE 31 COUNTRIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. COUNTRIES WHICH, LIKE THE FOUNDING MEMBERS, DON’T PARTICULARLY LIKE THE U.S. OR ITS ALLIES.
EXACT DETAILS ARE HARD TO PIN DOWN FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. HERE’S WHAT WE FOUND: TEAMS USE THREE WEAPONS, A PISTOL, AUTOMATIC RIFLE AND SNIPER RIFLE, IN A COMPETITION OF FOUR STAGES. LAST YEAR VIETNAM, UZBEKISTAN AND RUSSIA TOOK THE TOP PRIZES.
SO A LARGE MILITARY GATHERING, BACKED BY THREE NATIONS CONSIDERED THREATS TO THE U.S., HOSTED IN A SOUTH AMERICAN NATION KNOWN FOR BEING HOSTILE TO AMERICAN INTERESTS. WHAT COULD GO WRONG?
NO, WE’RE NOT QUITE TO THE “RED DAWN” ALERT STAGE JUST YET, BUT THERE IS REASON FOR CONCERN. THIS YEAR MARKS THE FIRST TIME THE INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES WILL BE HOSTED SO CLOSE TO THE U.S. MAINLAND.
THE CENTER FOR A SECURE FREE SOCIETY SAYS THIS IS A STRATEGIC MOVE THAT SEEKS TO PREPOSITION FORWARD-DEPLOYED MILITARY ASSETS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.
THE CENTER SAYS VENEZUELA, RUSSIA, IRAN AND CHINA, CALLED VRIC, ARE GETTING READY TO MAKE A LOUD STATEMENT THAT THE REGION IS READY TO EMBRACE THE MULTIPOLAR FORCE.
THE INTERNATIONAL ARMY GAMES WILL RUN FROM AUGUST 13-27. THE SNIPER FRONTIER IS JUST ONE OF 36 GAMES BEING HOSTED IN AS MANY AS 13 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.
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