British general warns UK could lose the Malvinas to Argentina

During an interview to the British newspaper “The Times”, Malvinas’ war veteran and major general Julian Thompson said the United Kingdom would lose the Malvinas islands if Argentina decided to invade the archipelago.

Thompson, who commanded the brigade of Royal Marines during the 1982 conflict, said the South Atlantic territory have been “left vulnerable” by defence cuts, and it would be 'end of story' if Argentine forces took the British base on East Malvinas.

“The Argentines have a marine brigade. They've got a parachute brigade and some good special forces,' he explained.

“All they've got to do is get those guys on to the islands for long enough to destroy the (RAF) Typhoon jets and that's the end of it,” he added.

The veteran also criticized the government decision to leave Britain without an aircraft carrier to defend the islands .

"You have got to take your own air support with you and you can't without a carrier. End of story," Thompson stressed.