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Apparently due to U.S. pressure, the British agreed not to attack the Argentine mainland or even Argentine territorial waters during the Falklands War.

One British board member said British submarines shadowed all these Argentine ships, hoping they'd slip up so they could attack them without violating the very restrictive Rules of Engagement.

So what if Britain was more gloves-off toward the Argentines?

In the "Britain uses the Bomb" thread, someone said attacking the Argentine mainland was too risky because Britain at the time did not have cruise missiles and adding another few hundred miles to the "Black Buck" missions risked aircraft losses.

However, if what whats-his-name said about the shadowing is true, I could imagine the gutting of the Argentine navy by the British submarine force. Perhaps even Argentina's aircraft carrier gets destroyed or at least attacked, just to make the point.
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