‘How dare they!’: Ex-military chief brands Trump’s Falklands threat an ‘insult’
- Posted on April 24, 2026
- By The Independent
- 0 Views
- 1 min read
‘How dare they!’: Ex-military chief brands Trump’s Falklands threat an ‘insult’

Lord West of Spithead – the commanding officer of HMS Ardent which was sunk in the Falklands War – dismissed the threats, saying that losing US support for British sovereignty would have no military impact