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Originally Posted by arista
If that was True they would have taken it over by now
hon.
You Know Nothing.
Nuke Sub is there.
Take us on and you Die.
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Argentina at the time of the Falklands conflict was ruled by a military junta, lead by Galtieri. the decision to invade and retake the Falkland Islands was a political decision designed to bolster national pride and take peoples mind off the economic crisis and civil unrest at home. The junta decided that Britain was unlikely to recover the islands by military intervention but assumed we would try a political negotiated settlement through the UN. Even if we decided to try to retake the islands they anticipated being able to defend them. Bit of an underestimation.
Following the occupation of a whaling station in South Georgia by Argentinian scrap metal dealers, diplomatic objections etc only served to bring the occupation of the islands by Argentinian forces forward. the british government at the time didnt listen to the warnings of both diplomats or military experts.
The US tried to mediate a solution while the british task Force was being prepared and then underway however the argentinians refuced to negotiate.
Following a conflict in which over 600 Argentinians and over 250 Brits lost their lives the Argentinian forces surrendered. This had the knock on effect of the fall of the Argentine Junta and a return to democracy, and The British Government under Margaret Thatcher being re-elected, when they probably wouldnt have been without the victory.
Whilst Argentina still lay claim to the Falklands, they are very unlikely to resort to military measures to regain them preferring instead to use diplomacy
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/8529605.stm
Incidentally there is a British Garrison(for want of a better word) - FIG, still down in the Falklands, which was set up to bolster the defence of the Islands and to hold off any invasion for about three or four days, the time in which UKRRF (United Kingdom Rapid Reinforcement Forces)- now called JRRF - Joint Rapid Reaction Force would take to deploy from the UK by air.
Unfortunately due to manpower cuts and other operational commitments this has in turn been reduced: removal of permament submarine patrol in the area, reduction of LLAD(Low Level Air Defence Systems) reduced manpower available for FIC duties (Falkland Infantry Company), Reduction in Air Assets - removal of the Standby Aircraft for CAP (combat air patrol) and Air Interdiction Operations
As for the Nuclear submarine in the area, it will be a nuclear powered submarine and that doesnt mean it will be carrying nuclear weapons, it isnt permanently on station down there, it used to be relieved in place now its one in one out of port. All UK submarines are issued with conventional torpedoes for anti shipping operations and they wouldnt go Nuke except as a last resort, in the defence of the UK mainland or as a retaliatory measure after the release of Chemical Radioactive Bilogical weapons against a UK (or allied) asset.
Incidentally I do know what i am talking about, unlike yourself I do not rely on press reports from newspapers with a particular point to prove etc to cloud the situation.