Should we apologise to Argentina for taking Nukes to the Falklands?
GENERAL PICO, Argentina (Reuters) — Argentine President Nestor Kirchner has demanded an apology from Britain for the “monstrous” act of arming its warships with nuclear depth charges during the 1982 Falklands war. Britain admitted for the first time this week that warships in the task force sent to repel Argentine forces that invaded the disputed archipelago were armed with type WE177 nuclear depth charges. “It is regrettable and monstrous,” Kirchner told reporters who accompanied him on a visit to the town of General Pico in La Pampa province, deep in Argentina’s farming heartland 400 miles (650 km) west of Buenos Aires. “Britain should never have usurped sovereignty over the Malvinas … I am simply demanding the rights of Argentines and I hope (Prime Minister) Tony Blair understands that and is listening,” Kirchner said on Saturday. “What Argentina needs is for (Britain) to have the decency to make a necessary apology.” Kirchner said he had not yet had the chance to talk personally
