That is a good point, Guzzler. In the case of the Falklands war, Argentina's generals had been purchasing weapons and had an arsenal of planes and ships that made the invasion possible in the first place. Now there is a standard garrison in the Falklands, so no danger of a repetition.
However, by not selling weapons to all and sundry, Western countries can prevent themselves problems in the future. I think this is probably already a standard policy in the West, not to sell weapons as a means of incrementing the intake of the treasury. Or at least we're on that path, and are getting there.
However, I can't see Britain launching an assault on a hostile shore, we have enough shores of our own. Good strategy consists in not selling or supplying high-tech weaponry in the first place, and western countries should remain in agreement to maintain this policy.
The Government is on the right path here, and needs our full support when it comes to a realistic strategy on reducing hi-tech weapons, which is what we are doing. It's important that we never get the likes of Tony Blair back again!
Well done Gov.
