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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Not that the US could get away with even thinking about doing that given it's a dispute strictly between the UK and Argentina. I can't imagine the Queen and HM Government looking very fondly over the US throwing their weight about where it's definately not wanted.
The UK, despite the last few decades of cutbacks, still has the strength to deter the Argentine military, otherwise the Argentinians would have already acted.
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Agreed. I understand the US did provide the UK with some low key support during the 1982 War - access to US satellite imagery springs to mind as one example - but I don't think UK defence cuts have reached the stage where we would need to go cap in hand to the Americans and ask them to "settle" things for us.
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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
I've spent a little time looking at the South Georgia Islands and I can't for the life of me work out what even one, let alone three perfectly good helicopters are doing there!?
There's no permanent residents on the islands, and it's not exactly a high priority military target, so what the hell is going on? Industry is virtually non-existent (fishing is about it) so they can't be there to protect them.
Argentina did have a small hidden base on the southernmost island (well away from the semi-permanent settlement), but the UK kicked them out in 1982 after the Falklands War.
My best guess is the writers weren't aware of just how desolate and remote the islands are.  |
Totally agree...there's no logic in basing helicopters on South Georgia. I'd question why there would be a permanent British garrison of any sort.