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**Chris** · 20-10-2010, 22:12

I disagree re: the Falklands. The UK may be facing a period without the kind of maritime equipment that re-took them in 1982, but on the other hand the Falkland's own defences are far more robust than they were and Argentina's own military is a very pale shadow of what it was.

We may not have the force to re-take them but Argentina doesn't have the force to capture them in the first place.

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Chris Trollsplatter Cable Forum Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: North of Watford Services: Humane elimination of all common Internet pests Posts: 38,383	Re: Strategic Defence Review: MoD budget cuts of 8% by 2015 I disagree re: the Falklands. The UK may be facing a period without the kind of maritime equipment that re-took them in 1982, but on the other hand the Falkland's own defences are far more robust than they were and Argentina's own military is a very pale shadow of what it was. We may not have the force to re-take them but Argentina doesn't have the force to capture them in the first place.