Making a new thread as I don't want to Shanghai the other Falklands War thread.
From what I know (limited) of the Falklands War, the Soviets (and others, including Israel interestingly) supported the Argentinians, and the USA (and others) supported the Brits.
I remember the Falklands war, being in the military at the time, and the thoughts were 'I wonder if we'll get involved'. Looking back on it, I don't think there was any real risk of this going to goobal conflict... indeed there was probably more risk of the Gulf Wars ending in global conflict than the Falklands War ending in Global conflict, but stranger things have happened throughout history.
So, let's have it... What scenario would end up with the Falklands ending in global war (nuclear or otherwise).
One obvious (to me) example is either the Soviets or USA flexing more muscle, and the other saying 'keep out' which leads to militay accidents etc.
I think that there were so many checks and balances to stop somethig escallating out of control, but who knows?
I don't know the political situation on both Soviet and the USA (short of knowing who was in power). There have been many books written and movies made about military coups in the last days o the Soviet Union, is that another possibility?
From what I know (limited) of the Falklands War, the Soviets (and others, including Israel interestingly) supported the Argentinians, and the USA (and others) supported the Brits.
I remember the Falklands war, being in the military at the time, and the thoughts were 'I wonder if we'll get involved'. Looking back on it, I don't think there was any real risk of this going to goobal conflict... indeed there was probably more risk of the Gulf Wars ending in global conflict than the Falklands War ending in Global conflict, but stranger things have happened throughout history.
So, let's have it... What scenario would end up with the Falklands ending in global war (nuclear or otherwise).
One obvious (to me) example is either the Soviets or USA flexing more muscle, and the other saying 'keep out' which leads to militay accidents etc.
I think that there were so many checks and balances to stop somethig escallating out of control, but who knows?
I don't know the political situation on both Soviet and the USA (short of knowing who was in power). There have been many books written and movies made about military coups in the last days o the Soviet Union, is that another possibility?