MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Over 15.600 mines in 83 fields remain in the Falkland Islands, says UK Defence
Some 83 minefields and suspected hazardous areas remain in the Falkland Islands with over 15.600 mines remaining, which were laid by the Argentine forces during their 74 day occupation of the South Atlantic Islands in 1982. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIf Argentina is short of ordinance, the only place on the Falklands Argentinians should be allowed to go are there 83 minefields.
Mar 10th, 2011 - 10:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0It would certainly help to keep military expenditure down by bringing home and re-using its mines more locally, and it would help to protect Falkland sheep from explosion-whilst-grazing.
Least they could do is provide the mine maps so it would be easier for the mines to be removed.
Mar 11th, 2011 - 10:11 am - Link - Report abuse 0Yes, sorry Zethee. Not a joking matter.
Mar 11th, 2011 - 12:17 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Very interesting that Argentina claims the Falklands are currently a part of Argentina, yet has never helped to clear mines from its own territory :), even the Ottowa accord states that it is the countries responsibility to clear mines from its own territory.
Mar 13th, 2011 - 12:40 pm - Link - Report abuse 0So where is Argentina? Unless of course Argentine sovereignty over this integral part of the republic purely exists in a metaphysical manner in politicians and Malvinists heads and on endless streams of maps and Street names :)
The latest craze has been to claim that Ushuaia International Airport (an ironic term!) is really the main international airport for the Falklands, despite being 400 km west across the South Atlantic, a slightly difficult commute if you ask me :) But Argentina has never been a country well endowed with the ancient arts of logic and reason.
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