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The War Zone
• Mariano Sciaroni
Britain’s final plan to destroy Argentina’s Exocet-armed Super Étendards came too late
Britain’s last effort to destroy Argentina’s Super Étendard attack jets, armed with Exocet anti-ship missiles, was still being rehearsed a day after fighting in the Falklands War had ended. The episode captures the urgency—and timing limits—of the British response to the missile threat.
