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If anything, the existence of the EU almost certainly prevented things getting worse. While British warships were busy heading down to reclaim the Falklands, Sp
by fredley 10y ago
If anything, the existence of the EU almost certainly prevented things getting worse. While British warships were busy heading down to reclaim the Falklands, Spain was on the verge of invading Gibraltar...
- mpweiher 10y agoCitation needed? All I could find was that Argentina had plans to sink ships in Gibraltar.
- detritus 10y agoYeah, as someone with familial connections to both the Falklands and Gibraltar, this is absolute bullshit. No citation needed, it's just cobblers. There were Argentinians attempting to use Italian tech to cross the bay of Gibraltar and target Royal Navy assets at dock, but they were arrested by the Guardia Civil.