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Started by: Tommy Two Stroke (15202)
Billinge Biker
On about the Cod War, and looking at some of the history stuff, it says that the Icelanders told America that if the British fired on their gun boats, they would pull out of NATO and close the American base in Iceland, and invite the Soviets in instead, so because of the important strategic position of Iceland in the North Atlantic/Greenland Gap, during those times in the Cold War, the British had no choice but to let the Icelanders keep their soddin fish.
Replied: 29th Oct 2021 at 17:51