[Virginia Ridgerunner]

So, who would break an Argentinian blockade of the islands and resupply the garrison if it came to that?

Half of Royal Navy’s ships in mothballs as defence cuts bite

THE STRANGE DEATH OF THE ROYAL NAVY

[Vanders9]

Half of the navy’s ships are always in mothballs. In an emergency they could be reactivated. Half of the fleet in 1982 was reactivated! Anyway, the Argentine navy has also receded. They have no carriers now. They have no cruisers. They have no long range anti-aircraft defence system of any kind. So what are they supposed to blockade us with? Submarines? Low endurance Diesel electric submarines at that?