Nearly 1000 military personnel on both sides of the conflict with thousands injured. With 3,000 Falklanders pledging their allegiance to the British Crown, the UK has always threatened to defend the islanders from outside forces.
After the Prime Minister's provocative speech, the Argentinean vice-president, Amado Boudou, hit back, calling Cameron's statements "a fallacy, a clumsy outburst ignorant of historical realities."
But history has never been an obstacle in the UK strong-arming its way to get what it wants. With Argentina not showing any signs of backing down in their claims to the islands and their vast energy deposits, what is the next move for the ever bullish Cameron?