Missing Argentine submarine highlights years of military underfundingBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The search for an Argentine submarine missing in the South Atlantic for more than a week has highlighted the dwindling resources and lack of training faced by the armed forces since the end of a military dictatorship in the early 1980s.  As South America s second-largest economy has lurched from one crisis to the next in recent decades, military funding has not been a priority for cash-strapped governments, and an incident like the disappearance of the ARA San Juan was a problem in the making, military and political analysts said.    Human rights violations perpetrated by the dictatorship broke the bond between society and the armed forces,  said Andrei Serbin Pont, research director at the CRIES think tank in Buenos Aires. He said a rethinking of the military s role in society was long overdue.   The majority of Argentines don t really care about the armed forces, therefore politicians aren t particularly interested in maintaining any sort of military policy or defense policy,  he said. Since the loss of the Falklands War to Britain in 1982 and the fall of the dictatorship the following year, military spending has fallen from 2.16 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to a low of 0.87 percent in 2011, according to World Bank data.  While it inched up to 0.96 percent of GDP last year, spending remains well behind neighboring Brazil and Chile, which spent 1.3 percent and 1.9 percent of GDP on their militaries, respectively, the data show. It is too early to determine the cause of the disappearance of the ARA San Juan, and an intense search and rescue effort continued on Wednesday. But Argentina s submarine fleet has been among the areas of the military most plagued by a lack of funds.  In 2014, the fleet spent a total of just 19 hours submerged, versus the 190 days needed  for the fulfillment of operational and training needs,  according to a May 2016 report by specialist publication Jane s Sentinel.   The fact that you had so little use of the submarines was an indication that clearly they were a problem waiting to happen,  said Evan Ellis, a research professor focusing on Latin America at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. President Mauricio Macri pledged to improve the 26,000-strong armed forces  capabilities during his campaign in 2015. His administration s 2016  State of the State  report noted that 70 percent of the Defense Ministry s budget was spent on wages and pensions, rather than investment.  The conditions in which they work are practically impossible. I m talking about all the armed forces,  Elisa Carrio, a key member of Macri s Let s Change coalition, said in a recent television interview.  But since taking office in December 2015, Macri has not markedly improved the financing situation. The 2018 budget calls for a 14 percent increase in funding for the Defense Ministry, below inflation expected at 15.7 percent. In March, then-Defense Minister Julio Martinez told Reuters Argentina lacked money to buy aircraft or replace an aging fleet. The German-built ARA San Juan was launched in 1983 and underwent a local upgrade beginning in 2008 which included the replacement of its four diesel engines and its electric propeller engines, according to Jane s Sentinel. Shortly before giving its last location on Nov. 15, the submarine reported an electrical outage. Concerns about the state of the vessel surfaced when video was published by newspaper Perfil of a tense meeting between Macri and relatives of some of the 44 crew members.  Does someone have to die for things to change? Could you not have invested in this before?  one sailor s wife was recorded telling Macri. Macri said the ship s level of maintenance, not its age, was what mattered, and that authorities were convinced the submarine was in good condition. Argentine news media have reported that the search has sparked friction between the navy and the defense ministry, with civilian authorities concerned that the military has not been forthcoming with information. Navy officials have denied this. A ministry source, who was not authorized to speak publicly,  told Reuters the ministry has opened an investigation into the incident and has not ruled out criminal charges once the search operation is complete. worldnews
missing argentina submarine highlights years military underfundingbuenos aires reuters the search argentina submarine missing south atlantic week highlighted dwindling resources lack training faced armed forces since end military dictatorship early as south america economy launched one crisis next recent decades military funding priority governments incident like disappearance ara san juan problem making military political analysts said human rights violations perpetrated dictatorship broke bond society armed forces said andrew serbia pont research director cries think tank buenos aires he said rethinking military role society long overdue the majority argentina really care armed forces therefore politicians particularly interested maintaining sort military policy defense policy said since loss falklands war britain fall dictatorship following year military spending fallen percent gross domestic product gdp low percent according world bank data while inches percent gdp last year spending remains well behind neighboring brazil chile spent percent percent gdp militaries respectively data show it early determine cause disappearance ara san juan intense search rescue effort continued wednesday but argentina submarine fleet among areas military plagued lack funds in fleet spent total hours submerged versus days needed fulfillment operational training needs according may report specialist publication jane sentinel the fact little use submarines indication clearly problem waiting happen said evan ellis research professor focusing latin america army war college strategic studies institute president maurice macro pledged improve armed forces capabilities campaign his administration state state report noted percent defense ministry budget spent wages pensions rather investment the conditions work practically impossible i talking armed forces lisa barrio key member macro let change coalition said recent television interview but since taking office december macro markedly improved financing situation the budget calls percent increase funding defense ministry inflation expected percent in march minister julio martinez told reuters argentina lacked money buy aircraft replace aging fleet the ara san juan launched underwent local upgrade beginning included replacement four diesel engines electric propeller engines according jane sentinel shortly giving last location submarine reported electrical outage concerns state vessel surfaced video published newspaper perfil tense meeting macro relatives crew members does someone die things change could invested one sailor wife recorded telling macro macro said ship level maintenance age mattered authorities convinced submarine good condition argentina news media reported search sparked friction navy defense ministry civilian authorities concerned military forthcoming information navy officials denied a ministry source authorized speak publicly told reuters ministry opened investigation incident ruled criminal charges search operation complete worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Missing Argentine submarine highlights years of military underfundingBUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - The search for an Argentine submarine missing in the South Atlantic for more than a week has highlighted the dwindling resources and lack of training faced by the armed forces since the end of a military dictatorship in the early 1980s.  As South America s second-largest economy has lurched from one crisis to the next in recent decades, military funding has not been a priority for cash-strapped governments, and an incident like the disappearance of the ARA San Juan was a problem in the making, military and political analysts said.    Human rights violations perpetrated by the dictatorship broke the bond between society and the armed forces,  said Andrei Serbin Pont, research director at the CRIES think tank in Buenos Aires. He said a rethinking of the military s role in society was long overdue.   The majority of Argentines don t really care about the armed forces, therefore politicians aren t particularly interested in maintaining any sort of military policy or defense policy,  he said. Since the loss of the Falklands War to Britain in 1982 and the fall of the dictatorship the following year, military spending has fallen from 2.16 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) to a low of 0.87 percent in 2011, according to World Bank data.  While it inched up to 0.96 percent of GDP last year, spending remains well behind neighboring Brazil and Chile, which spent 1.3 percent and 1.9 percent of GDP on their militaries, respectively, the data show. It is too early to determine the cause of the disappearance of the ARA San Juan, and an intense search and rescue effort continued on Wednesday. But Argentina s submarine fleet has been among the areas of the military most plagued by a lack of funds.  In 2014, the fleet spent a total of just 19 hours submerged, versus the 190 days needed  for the fulfillment of operational and training needs,  according to a May 2016 report by specialist publication Jane s Sentinel.   The fact that you had so little use of the submarines was an indication that clearly they were a problem waiting to happen,  said Evan Ellis, a research professor focusing on Latin America at the U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. President Mauricio Macri pledged to improve the 26,000-strong armed forces  capabilities during his campaign in 2015. His administration s 2016  State of the State  report noted that 70 percent of the Defense Ministry s budget was spent on wages and pensions, rather than investment.  The conditions in which they work are practically impossible. I m talking about all the armed forces,  Elisa Carrio, a key member of Macri s Let s Change coalition, said in a recent television interview.  But since taking office in December 2015, Macri has not markedly improved the financing situation. The 2018 budget calls for a 14 percent increase in funding for the Defense Ministry, below inflation expected at 15.7 percent. In March, then-Defense Minister Julio Martinez told Reuters Argentina lacked money to buy aircraft or replace an aging fleet. The German-built ARA San Juan was launched in 1983 and underwent a local upgrade beginning in 2008 which included the replacement of its four diesel engines and its electric propeller engines, according to Jane s Sentinel. Shortly before giving its last location on Nov. 15, the submarine reported an electrical outage. Concerns about the state of the vessel surfaced when video was published by newspaper Perfil of a tense meeting between Macri and relatives of some of the 44 crew members.  Does someone have to die for things to change? Could you not have invested in this before?  one sailor s wife was recorded telling Macri. Macri said the ship s level of maintenance, not its age, was what mattered, and that authorities were convinced the submarine was in good condition. Argentine news media have reported that the search has sparked friction between the navy and the defense ministry, with civilian authorities concerned that the military has not been forthcoming with information. Navy officials have denied this. A ministry source, who was not authorized to speak publicly,  told Reuters the ministry has opened an investigation into the incident and has not ruled out criminal charges once the search operation is complete. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: missing argentina submarine highlights years military underfundingbuenos aires reuters the search argentina submarine missing south atlantic week highlighted dwindling resources lack training faced armed forces since end military dictatorship early as south america economy launched one crisis next recent decades military funding priority governments incident like disappearance ara san juan problem making military political analysts said human rights violations perpetrated dictatorship broke bond society armed forces said andrew serbia pont research director cries think tank buenos aires he said rethinking military role society long overdue the majority argentina really care armed forces therefore politicians particularly interested maintaining sort military policy defense policy said since loss falklands war britain fall dictatorship following year military spending fallen percent gross domestic product gdp low percent according world bank data while inches percent gdp last year spending remains well behind neighboring brazil chile spent percent percent gdp militaries respectively data show it early determine cause disappearance ara san juan intense search rescue effort continued wednesday but argentina submarine fleet among areas military plagued lack funds in fleet spent total hours submerged versus days needed fulfillment operational training needs according may report specialist publication jane sentinel the fact little use submarines indication clearly problem waiting happen said evan ellis research professor focusing latin america army war college strategic studies institute president maurice macro pledged improve armed forces capabilities campaign his administration state state report noted percent defense ministry budget spent wages pensions rather investment the conditions work practically impossible i talking armed forces lisa barrio key member macro let change coalition said recent television interview but since taking office december macro markedly improved financing situation the budget calls percent increase funding defense ministry inflation expected percent in march minister julio martinez told reuters argentina lacked money buy aircraft replace aging fleet the ara san juan launched underwent local upgrade beginning included replacement four diesel engines electric propeller engines according jane sentinel shortly giving last location submarine reported electrical outage concerns state vessel surfaced video published newspaper perfil tense meeting macro relatives crew members does someone die things change could invested one sailor wife recorded telling macro macro said ship level maintenance age mattered authorities convinced submarine good condition argentina news media reported search sparked friction navy defense ministry civilian authorities concerned military forthcoming information navy officials denied a ministry source authorized speak publicly told reuters ministry opened investigation incident ruled criminal charges search operation complete worldnews