The so called cod wars were just some British fishermen fishing disputed Icelandic waters. Icelandic and British boats clashed the Royal Navy got involved and rammed a few Icelandic vessels. Iceland said that they would expel the US Air force if the British didn't stop. So under pressure from the US and Scandinavian countries the UK withdrew. However the British did get 18 months additional fishing rights as part of the deal, so in a sense they won this extra fishing time in waters that they weren't suppose to be in anyway!,(reply>), Is Ireland even real?