 While the Argentines had only five Exocets, each could sink a ship, and they were attempting to obtain more.Mitterrand's analyst disclosed several comments from Mitterrand during the Falklands war, specifically dealing with the British request for detailed information on the Exocet, so electronic countermeasures (ECM) could be planned to misdirect it.Mitterrand, according to his analyst, said, "I had a difference of opinion to settle with the Iron Lady.