The Soviet Union tried to share military intelligence with Argentina before the Falklands War. American access inside Argentine systems meant the same exchange could reveal the quality of Soviet reporting to the United States. In this account, the information exposed limitations in Soviet satellite capability. Intelligence assistance therefore imposed a counterintelligence cost on its supplier.
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Soviet intelligence offered to Argentina before the Falklands War
Soviet intelligence sharing with Argentina also gave the United States a way to judge weaknesses in Soviet satellite capability.