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UK Spied on Argentina About Falkland Islands

posted by LaminatorX on Monday April 06 2015, @01:36PM   Printer-friendly
from the finally-real-spying dept.

davester666 writes:

Not sure why Snowden & friends are releasing this, as it is the traditional purpose of spying [and the one that virtually everybody but the people who actually do the spying think of].

"According to reports in the Argentine media, Britain was concerned that Argentina could launch another attempt to reclaim the Falkland Islands"

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32172669

 
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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by janrinok on Monday April 06 2015, @06:52PM

    by janrinok (52) Subscriber Badge on Monday April 06 2015, @06:52PM (#167086) Journal

    There are indications of oil, but whether there is sufficient to make the extraction worthwhile is to be decided.

    Four sedimentary basins that could potentially contain hydrocarbons have been identified in the Falkland Island waters. They are:

    • North Falkland Basin which is located to the north of the islands.
    • Falklands Plateau Basin which is located to the east of the East Falkland.
    • South Falklands Basin which lies to the south-east of the islands and extends up to the Falklands Trough.
    • Malvinas Basin which lies to the south-west of West Falkland, between that island and Tierra del Fuego at the head of the Falklands Trough. Part of this basin lies in Argentine waters.
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