The Falklands sting
Subtitle: Reagan, Thatcher, and Argentina's bomb
By: Richard C. Thornton.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Brassey's
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Washington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 291
Subjects: Falkland Islands War, 1982 -- Diplomatic history.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.; Argentina -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Argentina.; Argentina -- Foreign relations -- United States.; United States -- Foreign relations -- Argentina.; Argentina -- Military policy.
Description: Of all the books written on the Falklands War, none has dealt with the central issue: Argentina's rapidly developing nuclear weapons program. This supposed secret was known to the U.S. government, which was strongly opposed to nuclear proliferation. A second, but seemingly unrelated, American foreign policy problem was how to strengthen Margaret Thatcher, who was on the verge of being toppled as British prime minister.

President Ronald Reagan needed his ally Thatcher in power to maintain Britain's commitment to his reinvigoration of Soviet containment. Dr. Richard C. Thornton contends that Reagan's solution to the two problems was found in the Falklands War.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-281) and index.