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Originally Posted by Chris
The measures taken to combat the largely French-made aircraft and missiles that did so much damage to British forces in 1982 were revealed in the memoirs of Sir John Nott, the defence secretary at the time, published in 2002 and reported on at the time by the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...John-Nott.html
In other words, MI6 travelled the world buying Exocets. And the ones they couldn't buy, they sabotaged. |
Cheers Chris, I thought as much. I had been aware of the Higgins book "Exocet" which covers much of that activity but Notts memoirs look to be an interesting read, especially his acknowledgement of the pivotal role which France played in helping Britain during the campaign.
EDIT:
Just picked his book up for £8.10 including postage.