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US threatens Britain over Falklands (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 3 days ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://discuss.online/post/44708818

The United States has threatened to oppose Britain's sovereignty over the Falkland Islands if Andy Burnham does not increase defence spending, The Telegraph can reveal.

The proposal is among measures being drawn up by senior defence officials at the Pentagon as an incentive to hit Nato's 5 per cent spending pledge.

A senior US official told The Telegraph that Britain was likely to receive "special attention" in Washington's review of its allies' commitment to Nato, which will examine whether member nations have credible paths toward the target.

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[–] stardreamer@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

iirc the last time someone parked a fleet there two destroyers were lost.

If it happens again, it would be the most excitement the local sheep population has seen since 1982.

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It was a bit more than that.

Two british destroyers, two frigates, a landing ship, and a containership. One argentinian light cruiser and a submarine.

[–] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 11 hours ago

Brezhnev took Afghanistan

Begin took Beirut

Galtieri took the Union Jack

And Maggie, over lunch one day

Took a cruiser with all hands

Apparently to make him give it back