But hey ho do not let the facts and changing world situation spoil a pork-barrel of massive proportions for BWOS.
Correct Bill - The world situation is changing - That is why the Uk Armed forces must be equiped to meet ALL Senario's not just the one's we THINK are going to happen.
Nobody (apart from a few RN officers in the 1960's) could have forseen the the south atlantic adventure - but it happened, and it happened because the argentinian Mil thought that with the decomm of the UK's last conventional carrier would deter the UK from trying to retake the islands.
If HNS isn't available, chances are the op won't be politically sustainable anyway
That unfortunately wont stop this or any future UK Gov from committing Our defence forces to such a situation.
PS - the last time I looked the Argentinean's had not relinquished their claim to the Malivina's only that they would not persue sovereignty through force.
And we all know the worth of the word of a poltician
