The Total Exclusion Zone (TEZ) was an area declared by the United Kingdom on 30 April 1982 covering a circle of radius 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from the centre of the Falkland Islands.[1] During the Falklands War any sea vessel or aircraft from any country entering the zone was liable to be fired upon without further warning.
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A Maritime Exclusion Zone (MEZ) was declared on 12 April 1982[2] covered a circle of radius 200 nautical miles (370 km; 230 mi) from the centre of the Falkland Islands. Any Argentine warship or naval auxiliary entering the MEZ could have been attacked by British nuclear-powered submarines (SSN).
On 23 April, in a message that was passed via the Swiss Embassy in Buenos Aires to the Argentine government, the British Government clarified that any Argentine ship or aircraft that was considered to pose a threat to British forces anywhere in the South Atlantic would be attacked:
References
- ↑ Falkland Islands – A history of the 1982 conflict Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ White, Rowland (2007). "Chapter 14". Vulcan 607. London: Corgi. pp. 162. ISBN 978-0-552-15229-7.
- 1 2 Middlebrook, Martin (1989). The Fight for the 'Malvinas': The Argentine Forces in the Falklands War. Viking. ISBN 9780670821068.
- ↑ Pedrozo, Raul (12 April 2022). "Ukraine Symposium – Maritime Exclusion Zones in Armed Conflicts". West Point. United States Military Academy. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ↑ Intelligence: 'Belgrano' ordered to attack British ships on day before sinking, secret report reveals Archived 2008-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Belgrano legal action fails, BBC News Report, 19 July 2000
- ↑ The Belgrano controversy
- ↑ Belgrano
- ↑ Belgrano ordered to attack British ships on day before sinking, The Independent on Sunday, 28 December 2003, Accessed 23 August 2014
- ↑ Coventry, Brilliant, Broadsword, Alferez Sobral in Falklands Area Operations - Falklands War 1982
- 1 2 Sandesh Sivakumaran (2016). "Exclusion Zones in the Law of Armed Conflict at Sea: Evolution in law and practice". International Law Studies. 92: 177–182.