Brazil to build nuclear submarines which will dramatically alter balance of power in South America
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 11:14 AM on 18th July 2011
The Brazilian government has started work on a submarine programme which will include the construction of South America's first nuclear subs.
The move will boost Brazil's claim to be the strongest force in the region, and strengthen the country's military assertiveness.
This new-found power may harm Britain in the event of another flare-up over the Falklands, according to U.S. news agency Global Post, as Brazil thinks the islands should belong to Argentina.
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By the time the programme is complete, Brazil will have four extra conventional submarines as well as a nuclear-powered model. It would be only the seventh country in the world to build a nuclear sub.
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