For that matter, they weren't the CIA's to give before that war either.
Amazing that US with all their intelligence assets embedded in Argentinian military did not know about Argentina moving thousands of troops to FI.
Course RR was building up USN to I think was it a 400 ship Navy (could have been 500) at same time as Maggie T was flogging off RN to whomever would buy it.
Post FI Maggie T couldn't do enough for RR including Cruise missiles at Greenham Common. Always love coincidences.