In 1982, a British nuclear submarine sank an Argentine cruiser in a controversial turn of the Falklands War
The sinking of the ARA General Belgrano remains one of the most debated events of the Falklands War, occurring just outside the designated total exclusion zone during a tense naval standoff.
On May 2, 1982, the British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror fired three torpedoes at the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano. The ship sank in less than an hour, resulting in the loss of 323 lives. This marked the first time a nuclear-powered submarine had ever sunk an enemy vessel in wartime.
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