Spain and UK are Emerging as the Great Nations of Europe. UK has the Falklands and the BIOT. Both are key to transpolar trajectories over the South Pole.

South Atlantic, and South Pacific are not angles USA has a lot of radar to cover. China and North Korea are possible attackers. They have access to the transpolar great circle angles. We rely on UK for much of our defense. And they, of course rely on us, to keep Russia and East Europe off them.

Yes, I did serve on the BIOT. Did some important cases there.