Second Falklands War (Banality of War)

The Second Falklands War was a three year conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The conflict was initially fought over control of the Falkland Islands and the SGSSI, but had expanded into a war on the Argentine mainland involving international and volunteer support for both combatants.
The mid-2020s saw a global recession exacerbated by the continuing war in Ukraine and a second cold war between the United States and China. In South America, the failing economies led to the resurgence of extremist left-wing and nationalist political movements taking control of governments, one of which includes the Neo-Peronists winning the 2025 Argentine general elections in a landslide victory. US intelligence accused the Chinese Communist Party of bankrolling support to the Neo-Peronists, which the Chinese government denied.
The Neo-Peronists espoused anti-Western rhetoric, blaming Anglo-American hegemony of purposefully weakening Latin America and causing the recession. They also viewed the Falklands as territory unfairly stolen by the British, and sees the First Falklands War 40 years ago as an unfinished conflict. In just a few years, Argentina underwent major militarization, involving arms purchase from Russia and China.
On 10 January 2027, the Argentine Fuerzas Armadas launched an invasion of the Falkland Islands, rapidly taking the whole in less than a day with minimal casualties.
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