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Old 9th Feb 2014, 11:24
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Having a platform that could challenge all the naval ports of Argentina means that politics (correctly, in this case) comes ahead of capability.
Agree as the line been defensive and offensive capability can be very thin.
Why escalate and give rise to misunderstanding and potential conflict when its not required.
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