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In what conflict did Carrington take full responsibility for a failure to foresee the invasion, leading to his resignation?

  • Aegean Crisis

  • Rhodesian conflict

  • Falklands War

  • End of Cold War

Answer

In the Falklands War, Lord Carrington, the British Foreign Secretary at the time, assumed full accountability for the government's inability to anticipate the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982. This lack of foresight on the part of the British government resulted in their ill-preparedness for the conflict, ultimately leading to Lord Carrington's resignation from his position.
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