In April 1982, the disagreement became an armed conflict when Argentina invaded the Falklands and other British territories in the South Atlantic, briefly occupying them until a UK expeditionary force retook the territories in June.
En abril de 1982, o desacordo tornouse un conflito armado, cando a Arxentina invadiu as Illas Malvinas e outros territorios británicos no Atlántico Sur, ocupándoos brevemente até a chegada dunha forza expedicionaria británica, que recuperou os territorios en xuño.