'Britain needs to be able to respond quickly to series of threats' <\/p>\n
By Daily Mail Reporter <\/p>\n
PUBLISHED: 05:03 EST, 13 January 2013 | UPDATED: 06:40 EST, 13 January 2013 <\/p>\n
Britain is prepared to send additional military backup to the South Atlantic as a 'show of force' to Argentina over the Falkland Islands.<\/p>\n
It is understood an extra warship, another RAF Tycoon combat aircraft and further troops could be dispatched to the region ahead of the March referendum over whether the islands remain part of the UK.<\/p>\n
According to the Sunday Telegraph, the options being proposed by planners at the Permanent Joint Headquarters in Northwood, London, include conducting naval exercises in the region. <\/p>\n
Show of force: Additional military support could be sent to the Falklands to support HMS Edinburgh (pictured), which is currently patrolling the South Atlantic Ocean, as tensions over the islands' future rise ahead of the March referendum <\/p>\n
Ours: A British flag is planted at a farm in the Falkland Islands. Residents will vote in a referendum on March 11 about whether they want to remain part of the UK <\/p>\n
This could also involve the deployment of the Royal Navys Response Task Force Group, a flotilla comprising destroyers, a frigate, a submarine and commandos. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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