What sorts of events might lead to conflict in either the air, land, or sea adjoined to or comprising Antarctica?
The one that springs to mind is as part of the Falklands War, Argentina did occupy Southern Thule in 1976 and weren't evicted until after the War itself ended, so perhaps there's a pitched battle there or the Argentineans seize a British Antarctic Survey base and have to be forcibly removed?
Now that I think about it, would Argentina really send men to secure an Antarctic Base which was unlikely to be a military threat?
The Argentines did occupy South Georgia.
In WWII, the US and Nazis did send forces down there on a small basis.
Operation High Jump (1946) reveals the Nazi Ahernabe base and it's alien allies. ...
Now that I think about it, would Argentina really send men to secure an Antarctic Base which was unlikely to be a military threat?
They invaded a rock inhabited by sheep that was of military threat. So yeah sounds about right.
was mining in Antarctica in the 20th century possible if so could a war start over resources
I was just about to say...
Of course there are those who claim Op High Jump was the cover for a attack on a nazi Antarctic base, in which the Allied fleet was defeated & run off. ...but this is ASB territory![]()