Friday, February 10, 2012

Argentina Accuses Britain Of Introducing Nuclear Weapons To The Falklands



Head Of UN Calls On Britain And Argentina To Avoid Escalation Of Row Over Falklands As Buenos Aires Says Dispute Has Turned 'Nuclear' -- Daily Mail

The head of the United Nations has called on Britain and Argentina to avoid any escalation of the row over the Falkland islands.

Ban Ki-Moon made the plea as Buenos Aires told the UN that Britain had turned the dispute ‘nuclear’.

The claim, probably based on reports that the Royal Navy is sending a nuclear-powered submarine to the South Atlantic, shows that Argentine president Cristina Kirchner is trying to stir up international outrage.

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More News On The Falkland Crisis

UK and Argentina must stop 'escalating' conflict over Falklands, says Ban Ki-moon -- The Telegraph
UN seeks to ease Falkland tensions -- AFP
UN chief Ban Ki-moon weighs in on Falkland Islands dispute -- Christian Science Monitor
UN chief calls for Falklands calm -- Press Association
Britain is militarising Falklands, Argentina tells UN -- The Guardian
Argentina protests to UN over Falklands -- Financial Times
What underlies the Falklands dispute? -- Al Jazeera
Oil fuels Falklands dispute as war anniversary stirs up rhetoric -- Irish Times
Why is Cristina Fernández de Kirchner reopening old Falklands wounds? -- Rory Carroll and Uki Goni, The Guardian
Barack Obama's shameless Falklands betrayal will overshadow David Cameron’s Washington visit -- Niles Gardiner, The Telegraph

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