> she would have alienated UK to every single country in the world, destroying it on many levels. That really isn't realistic. Some allies might have been unha

> she would have alienated UK to every single country in the world, destroying it on many levels. That really isn't realistic. Some allies might have been unhappy with Thatcher for normalising the use of nuclear weapons, and might even have openly criticised the UK. But France, the US, the Commonwealth nations would not just desert an important ally: how would that benefit them? They would have retconned the story and we'd all believe now that Galtieri was the next Hitler and would have subjugated the whole hemisphere if not for Thatcher's brave initiative.