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Originally Posted by Mr Angry
Really?
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The measures taken to combat the largely French-made aircraft and missiles that did so much damage to British forces in 1982 were revealed in the memoirs of Sir John Nott, the defence secretary at the time, published in 2002 and reported on at the time by the Telegraph:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukne...John-Nott.html
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"A remarkable worldwide operation then ensued to prevent further Exocets being bought by Argentina," Sir John says.
"I authorised our agents to pose as bona fide purchasers of equipment on the international market, ensuring that we outbid the Argentinians, and other agents identified Exocet missiles in markets and rendered them inoperable."
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In other words, MI6 travelled the world buying Exocets. And the ones they couldn't buy, they sabotaged.