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Argentina, which calls the archipelago the Malvinas, claims the British overseas possession as its own, and fought a brief but bloody war for it in 1982. The islands, she said on Wednesday, “constitute a NATO military nuclear base in the South Atlantic – this is the truth that they can’t continue to hide”. She alleged the archipelago is “among the most militarised areas in the world”, saying some 1500 soldiers and 2000 civilian military personnel are stationed there amid a population of just 1000. Ms Kirchner, who has a track record of controversial statements about the islands, said the British military manages its entire South Atlantic deployment and its electronic intelligence systems from there. Britain called the claims “wholly false” and said UK forces numbers have declined to the “minimum necessary to defend the Islands”……….http://www.smh.com.au/world/falklands-a-nato-nuclear-base-argentina-20140403-zqq2d.html