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Easier to verify was the news of a British Harrier assault on an Argentine fishing boat, the Narwal. Argentina first disclosed the attack, charging the British not only with bombing and strafing the boat southeast of the Falklands but also with attacking the vessel's lifeboat after the 26-member crew had abandoned ship. British officials first denied the incident, then agreed that an attack had taken place. They said that 25 crewmen, 14 of whom were wounded, were taken prisoner and that one Argentine, killed in the incident, was buried at sea. The British, who denied machine-gunning...
Meanwhile, top priority for British antisubmarine aircraft and frigates last week was to locate Argentina's diesel-powered Santiago del Estero. The World War II sub, built by the U.S., has a 12,000-mile range and poses an unnerving threat to the liners Canberra...
Britain's gravest weakness was in the air. The 17 Sea Harriers aboard the British fleet cannot achieve superiority over Argentina's 42 Mirage and Dagger fighters and 64 Skyhawk bombers based on the mainland. An additional 18 Harriers, most of which had arrived in the Falklands battle area last week, would not be enough to make up the difference. The British reportedly asked Washington for a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft for in-flight refueling...
...Sheffield two weeks ago. Argentine military suppliers, such as France and West Germany, have embargoed further shipments to the country. Some of the slack will be taken up by neighboring Brazil, which has its own burgeoning arms industry but cannot supply the most sophisticated weapons. Some military observers in Argentina believe that the Soviet Union has offered weaponry and other forms of support. So far, the Argentines have shown no inclination to accept Soviet help. Peru and Venezuela have both offered military aid to Argentina, and there were reports last week that Argentina was scrambling in the netherworld...
...monetary cost of the war effort was not yet seriously bothering the Argentines, although it would surely have long-range adverse effects. Over the weekend foreign ministers of the European Community were expected to renew their month-long economic sanctions against Argentina...