WEBF,
If the Argentinians took one step toward the Falklands, if they even hinted at it, the IMF would be down on them like a ton of bricks! If the IMF pull their loan to Argentina then that nation is finished. The terms of the current deal restrict their defence and other non essential spending so tightly that their capability is virtually nil. Ask them how many of their current "Fighting Hawks", their Lockheed modded A-4's, they have serviceable and flying, ask their pilots how many hours a year they get.
Please do not use the "Malvinas" as a realistic scenario for showing the gap the SHAR will leave, it is an argument lacking any credibility.
As you are constantly being told, the threat is changing, 1982 was eons ago. Why do you think that the USN is ditching the F-14 with it's Phoenix capability, their is no replacement for that lined up as it has no credible threat to deter any more, Why do you think the USN is scrapping the S-3? Same argument. Why do you think the USN has just announced the canning of it's Reserve F-18 and P-3 fleet?
SHAR is a luxury we cannot afford and do not need.