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Originally Posted by James Langham
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A good assesment of the current balance of power in the Falklands Islands and the relative capabilities of Argentine and British forces. British forces in the Falklands are much stronger than they were in 1982 and Argentina just doesn't have the hardware to pull off an invasion.
Mount Pleasant guarantees the defence of the Falklands Islands, and it could be reinforces within 24 hours from Britain via Ascension Island and inflight tankers. If Argentina decided to become militant about with Hugo and Fidel throwing in their support four ships would probably be enough to deter them. A nuclear submarine and a Type 45 in the South Atlantic and another sub and Type-45 in the Carribean would put an end to any hostile air and naval manouvers. The Type-45 can track and take out anything they have flying, and despite having a published armamant of 48 air defence missiles the unofficial figure may be closer to 100 missiles.