Falkland Islands
It seems the Falklands are in the news yet again, after all this time. Anyone's who's been following has probably noticed the war of words (so far) between the UK and Argentina over this set of islands.
I guess this raises the question, in the Twilight 2000 world, would Argentina have made a second go at the Falklands? While there's certainly the matter of pride (or hurt pride) on both sides of the aisle, I would suspect one reason Argentina is making a fuss over the Falklands now (besides both the timing of various events, the anniversary, and the bump Kirchner is getting in the polls) is the potential presence of oil and natural gas deposits in the area, along with the local fishing grounds. Both are going to be pretty important in a post T2K world, and I can't see either Argentina, the UK or any other country ignoring that. Last I read, there is at least one American oil company along with several UK oil companies now exploring/drilling the region, much to Argentina's chagrin.
This also raises another issue...how much capability did Argentina have at the time in T2k? And how much of a capability do they have now in real life militarily?
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02-13-2012, 10:31 PM
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