Jamesdevice
I agree, the weak link in the chain is ASI, however, that little lump of lava has a fair bit of high level diplomatic & legal protection.
1) Ascension is a British Overseas Territory with its own Government.
2) The runway & taxiway's are leased to & maintained by the USAF, therefore US Territory & the airfield has FAA employed US citizens who constitute ATC.
3) The RAF/MoD operate the apron.
So any Argentine effort to 'neutralise' Azzie would result in Argentina invading ANOTHER foreign island, over 2000 nm from BA & making a surprise attack on a US' Air Force Base, albeit an AAF.
It wouldn't take much for either a determined Argentine SF team or the, generally ex-UK Armed Forces personnel that make up the various units at the Airhead from SERCO, VT et al to block the runway. Any Argie attempt would incur the wrath of the US State Dept., Military & would risk losing any diplomatic support.
Beating their hairy, Latino chests, attempted face-saving by dragging the Falklands/Malvinas topic out of the cupboard for the six months leading up to an election, just to whip up jingoism for a desired election result is an Argentine tactic we are just going to have to get used to. However 'Teddy Throwing', 'Bottom-Lip Protruding' political & diplomatic goading & posturing is their only option. It is their only, realistic, practical, credible, viable & most importantly moral & legal option.
As for the Obama circus deliberately terming the Falkland Islands 'Malvinas' how do we know it isn't just the State Dept's attempt to keep the Argies keeping Chavez at arms length?