That they had such interests until then was for centuries the essence of the relationship. Mrs Thatcher refused to allow that speech to be made before 1989 because nuclear submarines passed close to Northern Ireland to patrol the Atlantic approaches.
Premiérka Thatcherová odmítla povolit projev před rokem 1989, protože jaderné ponorky chránící přístup do Atlantiku tehdy patrolovaly v blízkosti Severního Irska.