While the United Kingdom faced unprecedented illegal boat crossings, UN agencies condemned plans for deportations.
UN officials lobbied aviation regulators to prevent the deportation of migrants – an appalling violation of the UK’s national sovereignty.
There’s a common misconception that the UK would be unable to defend the Falklands against an Argentinian invasion. Bollocks!
The argument I'm seeing is that the Royal Navy is not, shall we say, in ideal shape, and therefore Britain couldn’t mount a successful defence. However, unlike 1982, it’s highly unlikely that the situation would even escalate to the point of needing a full naval task force.
Argentina’s current military capabilities are extremely limited. Their Air Force has just 40 combat aircraft — including 23 ageing A-4 Skyhawks and only 6 F-16s — supported by a mere two KC-130 tankers. Their Navy consists of three small destroyers (around 3,600 tonnes each), two reportedly inactive submarines, and a handful of patrol vessels.
These numbers alone make a successful invasion highly unlikely. The Falklands lie roughly 340 miles from the Argentine mainland, and any attempt at a surprise attack would be almost impossible to achieve or conceal. The existing Typhoon detachment on the islands would be reinforced by additional Typhoons, F-35s, and tankers before they'd even left the ground.
In short, the idea that Britain could not defend the Falklands is nonsense — because Argentina lacks anything close to the capability needed to invade them in the first place.
The Falkland Islands were first discovered by England in 1592. Britain first claimed the islands in 1765, before Argentina was even an independent nation. We returned in 1833 to reclaim what was rightfully ours. The Falklands will always be British. 🇬🇧🇫🇰
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