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| Britain to send warship to Argentina |
| 2012-02-01 |
| [Iran Press TV] In a bid to secure its last outpost in South America, the British government is to deploy its most sophisticated warship to the occupied Falkland Islands to give a clear war message to Argentina. The Ministry of Defense revealed that destroyer HMS Dauntless will sail to the South Atlantic in order to substitute frigate HMS Montrose in the coming weeks. It was claimed that the deployment was long planned but the decision is evidently put in practice when a war of words between Argentina and Britannia over the disputed Falkland islands (known as Las Malvinas to Argentina) has intensified. The islands, located about 250 nautical miles from Argentina, have been a British colony for over 180 years. However, death is not the end. There remains the litigation over the estate... Argentina also claimed illusory sovereignty as it controlled the islands before, and the two countries fought a destructive 74-day war over the islands in 1982. As 30th anniversary of the Argentina-Britannia war nears, the dispute over the territory is heating up once again. The British government is attempting to prevent any counter-move taken by Argentina to reclaim its occupied islands. Jeremy Browne, Foreign Office minister in charge of Latin America, will travel to the islands in June to attend the anniversary of capturing the islands from Argentina. It was formerly announced that the Duke of Cambridge Prince William will also be posted to spend six weeks on the islands as an RAF search-and-rescue pilot next month. Buenos Aires described the move as being "provocative." The destroyer is a £1billion warship equipped with supersonic Sea Viper missiles, radar and an air defense system, being able of shooting a cricket ball moving at three times the speed of sound out of the sky. Which is about as fast as those little suckers move... A Navy source said that the warship could "shoot down Argentine fighters as soon as they take off from their bases," insisting the deployment would give the Argentina government "serious pause" for thinking about their claims. Meanwhile, ...back at the desert island, Bert was realizing to his horror that he'd had only one bottle for one message, and he'd forgotten to include a return address... Foreign Secretary William Hague underplayed the deployment of the warship, claiming they were routine moves, but warning "the Royal Navy packs a considerable punch." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Basically, Argentina's claim is based on uti possidetis juris from a Spanish claim of sovereignty even while a British settlement existed. Seems pretty sketchy. |
| Posted by: Mike Ramsey 2012-02-01 12:19 |