Falklands War
When considering the British response to the Argentine landing on the Falkland Islands in 1982, at the start of the Falklands War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), Margaret Thatcher was advised of the potential risk that a military response might pose to Anglo-Argentines. Diplomatic relations between the two countries were halted that year, and were normalised in 1990.
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