Hostilities between the UK and Argentina will reach boiling point today with the arrival of a British oil rig off the Falkland Islands Buenos Aires has threatened to take steps to prevent what it believes is 'illegal' drilling - including a blockade of ships.
But oil exploration firm Desire Petroleum confirmed that the huge drilling platform Ocean Guardian was due to enter the archipelago's waters in defiance of the Argentine government's warnings. News that the tugs towing the rig had sailed into Britain's 200-mile exclusive economic zone around the disputed territory came as it emerged the Ministry of Defence was bolstering its military presence in the area.
Four warships are in the South Atlantic, including the destroyer York anchored off the islands' capital Port Stanley, and four RAF bombers have been deployed as a show of strength, military sources claimed. Britain also has more than 1,000 service personnel on the Falklands, which are still claimed by the Argentineans despite their crushing defeat in the 1982 war.
Remember what happened in 82, it can easily be played 2 lost 2 if you like?
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