Rome, 1 Nov. (LaPresse) – The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford will arrive in the Caribbean next week with three warships and over 4,000 soldiers. The Washington Post reported the news, noting that the massive deployment of US military forces and resources in the Caribbean suggests that the Trump administration is preparing to expand operations in the region, increasing tensions between Washington and Caracas and the possibility of a first US attack on Venezuela, despite US President Donald Trump saying yesterday that he is not considering military attacks within Venezuela. According to the WP's analysis, US forces in the Caribbean currently include eight Navy warships, a special operations ship and a nuclear-powered attack submarine. In addition to the naval build-up, the Pentagon has flown bombers along the Venezuelan coast in a show of force and transferred resources to US bases in the area, including Puerto Rico, which now hosts F-35 fighter jets, according to the US newspaper's analysis of satellite images.