Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "Could Argentina take over the Falklands today? (2017)" video.

  1. TheGamingOfTheSky, Russia has problems with force projection over oceans e.g. Russia only has a single aircraft carrier. Russia is mostly a continental armed forces on Eurasia land area. USA is a scale up UK style maritime power with USN's fighter aircraft fleet size being second in the world after USAF.
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  2. Chile and Argentina already has pre-existing border dispute over the possession of Picton, Lennox and Nueva islands and reach flash point at 1978. This conflict began in 1904 with the first official Argentine claims over the islands that had always been under Chilean control. Falklands War started around 1982.
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  3. Gar, UK has commissioned QE aircraft carrier and has 14 F-35B units.
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  4. Chile didn't do much.
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  5. Michael Franks, Falkland Islands's population size is 3,398 which is NOT "only supports 3000 people". Falkland Island's latitude is similar to Rio Gallegos i.e. above Rio Grande.
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  6. Near South America, UK still has bases in Montserrat, Bermuda, Belize and Ascension Island.
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  7. 14th F-35B has been delivered to the UK. UK is fast tracking it's aircraft carrier operational capabilities. 14 F-35B fighters doesn't need airstrips.
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