Some fine weather, obviously!
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Originally Posted by
dayuhan
what would the cost to britain be if the falklands were lost?
:d
Falklands Remembered: return to Mount Longdon
A short article:
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Major General Jonathan Shaw CBE is Colonel Commandant of The Parachute Regiment and the Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff. Earlier this year, he returned for the first time in three decades to the Falklands with his wife Gillie and children Tom, 14, Ella, 10, to tell them the story of a battle he’ll never forget.
A few grim passages, that is the reality of combat:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...t-Longdon.html
RUSI opinion piece on Falklands security....
30 years on from British landings on the Falklands...
Falklands War memorial unveiled at National Arboretum
A service is being held to dedicate a new memorial to the 255 Britons who died in the Falklands War.
http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...178_de27-1.jpg
The memorial was commissioned by British veterans' organisation, the South Atlantic Medal Association 1982
Anglo-Encirclement of The Western Hemisphere
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Originally Posted by
Fuchs
Article 5 does not cover that place of Earth. It's about Europe and NA.
The Lisbon treaty might apply, though; that depends on definitions (see comments
here).
n.b. Article 5 was invoked for Afghanistan. Ref: above discussion.
In an "Empire Strikes Back" turnabout The Commonwealth sits not only on the vast oil reserves discussed but the geostrategic key terrain of lands & seas dominating both the Drake Passage & The Northwest Passage, yes that long sought secret high speed route to Asia, its only existed since 2007 to regular shipping, unintended consequence of "global warming".
Although their ability to project Air-Sea dominance is presently minimal, for a moment which will not last, The UK remains capable of projecting power vis-a-vis amphibious forces. They also have access to Airfields in Canada, New Zealand & elsewhere, in support and old island "coaling" ports in between. Most importantly they have one of the best levels of access to Troopship Service which is an economic and more reliable, if slower, way of moving an Army than airpower and doesn't require an airhead but a beachhead, with tenders or landing crafts. As such the Argentines should do well to fear the BA as well as the RN. So this small war question isn't merely a littoral issue.
It could also be argued that they, The British, presently control a degree of access to the Panama canal via the B.W.I. Overall the Atlantic is still the domain of the Scepter'd Isle and little has changed since the Battle of the Spanish Armada, especially with their present serene alliance, our special friendship. This is in spite of a present Communist Bulge in The Western Hemisphere, about the Panama Canal Zone, our own Hong Kong, expansion of which may yet cause consternation and civil engineering crises in Bayonne and elsewhere due to increased shipping tonnage.
From a Small Wars perspective, the threat is globalist communist incursion in South America. Enslavement of the populations & thievery of their resources of gas, oil, precious metals, woods, minerals, gems and water will be sought by the enemies of the American way of life.
To what degree are China and Cuba influencing action in the region?
Have North Korean and Iranian agents spread their influence there also?
Do circumstances indicate future obligation and investment on our part?
FYI: Article Five has only been invoked for Asia