Britain quickly started diplomatic negotiations but in the mean time, assembled a fleet including destroyers, helicopters, aircraft carriers, assault ships and a nuclear submarine. It took over six weeks for the fleet to sail south and in that time Argentina refused to seriously negotiate and had over a division flown to the islands and dug in.
Atterrée, la vieille Angleterre assiste aujourd'hui, impuissant, aux derniers soubresauts de son empire moribond. Évidemment, pour sauver l'honneur, elle envoie les deux tiers de sa flotte. Quarante bâtiments, destroyers et frégates précédé par les deux joyaux de la couronne: les porte-avions "Invincible" et "Hermes".