• Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee
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    4 months ago

    Even the captain himself said it wasn’t a war crime, and they were legitimate targets.

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      4 months ago

      Sinking a warship during a war… Yeah, seems pretty legit

  • Saganaki@lemmy.one
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    4 months ago

    The issue in question was that Britain designated a specific area around the Falklands as a “no sail zone” and the destroyer was outside that area. It was sailing directly into towards the zone, however.

    Even so: As mentioned elsewhere, the captain of said ship even said he was a legitimate target.

    EDIT Shit, this is NCD….all according to plan? Destroyer upgraded to submarine.

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      4 months ago

      It was probably to stop the conflict evolving into a nuclear war tbf.

  • HexadecimalSky@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Caption was before image so I had to wonder, who? Yeah, no country wants to admit thier wars or pay the price