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Exactly...
I just want to add that in 1982 Argentina had some of her best infantry forces in the border with Chile, since they almost went to war in 1978 over the Beagle cannel. Historically all the patagonic region had been disputed among both countries since their independence, and there is always a sour taste in Chile about the 1902 limits that almost led to a war.
Not surprisingly, the chileans helped the UK during the Falklands war, and Argentina was expecting action on its shouthern borders.
Argentina is currently led by a inept president with real mental issues, and does not have money to buy anything, much less build up their armed forces from the sorry state they are now. As much as Russia would like to poke the US/NATO in the eye doing whatever they can in the region, they have many other far more pressing issues at hand.
The real player in the region, in the long term, is China. They are buying whatever they can and extending economic influence.
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