> These submarines are weapons of war, for defence and offence. It is interesting how rival countries are willing to help out in these situations. Rival countr

> These submarines are weapons of war, for defence and offence. It is interesting how rival countries are willing to help out in these situations. Rival countries? What an odd way to look at the world. Imho this being a military submarine is of little consequence considering Argentina isn't at war with any country right now, at least to my knowledge. I think what rather applies here is sailor tradition of offering help when fellow sailors are in distress, which is (as I understand it) a rather old and respected tradition. Btw: It's also not that unthinkable that British military intelligence might want to use this opportunity to collect some information on the sub. > If the North Koreans lost a submarine would other countries such as the UK/USA offer them help to find it, particularly if it could one day point missiles at the USA? Lucky us that it wasn't a North Korean submarine... I guess? I'm not even sure what that comparison is supposed to illustrate.