Memo to Argentina: The Coast is Clear.
“Memo to Argentina: The Coast is Clear.”
That’s what they thought the first time. The withdrawal of HMS Endurance from the south atlantic as part of a round of defence cuts in 1981 was taken by the Argetinians as a sign that the Thatcher government was not serious about defending the islands.
Not a chance. Argentina has not got the capabilities to launch an invasion of the Falklands. Their fleet had no answer to hunter killer SSNs and still don’t. The Falklands is garrisoned. The Argentines would have a hell of a time trying to take Mount Pleasant Airfield.
If you think that the Royal Navy has weakened,the Argentine military has shrunk even more in capability.