Falkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'

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Falkland's sovereignty 'not up for discussion' Britain warns after new Argentinian president vows to 'get them back'
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Oh so THIS is how ww3 starts

I wouldn’t call the Falkland Islands War 2: Electric Boogaloo “WW3”. More like a police action, to be honest. The Argentine Navy and Air Force these days is frankly laughable in comparison to their military strength before the first FI war, let alone the strength of the RN and RAF today.

Who knows, maybe some friends will lend a nuke or two

Argentina wouldn't last a day against a modern military.

They'd last a day against the Royal Navy because it would take longer than a day to get there.

There are 1500 troops stationed in the Falklands and a sizable force at Royal Air Force Station Ascension.

Oh, I’d expect a British ship or two to hang out very near the Falklands for as long as he’s in power.

At the moment the patrol is a single River class whose largest armament is a 30mm cannon. In the past there tended to be either a frigate or a destroyer in the area, but while the Argentine navy is much diminished they can probably overpower or outmanoeuvre that defence.

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