The consultation aimed to unravel two central axes: what institutional certainties the former national official reaffirmed and what doubts, inconsistencies or evidence his testimony revealed.

In the overall assessment of the responses, an unavoidable common denominator emerges: the categorical ratification that the Government of the Province of Tierra del Fuego has direct legal and political responsibility for not having carried out the physical dismantling of the facilities , added to the conjecture that the sensor could continue operating covertly, and the realization of a national administrative circuit plagued by striking speed that evaded the strategic controls of external defense .

Gisela Dos Santos (Sumemos Tolhuin Bloc): "The vulnerability of the Argentine system was exposed"

In assessing the former minister's statements, the legislator for Tolhuin focused on the institutional fragility that allowed the sensor to arrive in her municipality:

"It primarily reaffirmed the vulnerability of the Argentine system to the installation protocol for a technology like this, where a State Undersecretariat authorizes its operation without the knowledge of the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs. I believe it provided information and contributed substantial elements for analysis."

Matías Lapadula (Bloque Provincia Grande): "There were suspiciously fast procedures and the provincial government must answer why it didn't dismantle it."

The parliamentarian emphasized that Taiana's statement allowed progress in determining shared responsibility between both jurisdictions:

"The former minister's testimony has been very important in advancing the determination of responsibilities. I believe it is clear that there were specific responsibilities on the part of officials in both the national and provincial governments; controls that were overlooked and suspiciously expedited procedures that facilitated the installation of the radar."

On the other hand, he was very clear in pointing out the provincial government's responsibility regarding the failure to dismantle the radar and the possibility that it remains operational. He also raised doubts about the current national government's intentions in this regard, a concern I completely share.

Pablo Villegas (Fueguino Popular Movement Bloc - President of the Commission): "He reaffirmed that the Province must urge disarmament"

The head of the Special Investigating Commission summarized the two most serious institutional issues revealed by the hearing:

"He reaffirmed that it is the Province that must initiate the dismantling of the radar, as it falls strictly under its territorial jurisdiction. And he stated the conjecture that the radar may currently be operational."

Natalia Gracianía (La Libertad Avanza Bloc): "If LeoLabs is functioning today, it's because Tierra del Fuego didn't dismantle it."

The legislator emphasized the delimitation of powers used by Taiana to delineate the role of the Armed Forces and point to the administration of Gustavo Melella:

"He made it clear to me that he believed 'if LeoLabs is functioning today it's because the Province of Tierra del Fuego hasn't dismantled it.' That was the most important statement from former Minister Taiana, who also clarified that the Ministry of Defense does not have the legal authority to make that decision because it exceeds its constitutional powers."

However, it leaves doubts as to which other agencies of the National State actively intervened in granting the authorization, since it only mentioned having knowledge of the intervention of the Undersecretariat of Telecommunications."

Luciano Moreno Calderón (President of the Malvinas Union): "There was a deliberate need to omit Defense"

From the civilian and Malvinas/Malvinas sector, Moreno Calderón analyzed the appearance from a technical and geopolitical perspective:

"Taiana was technically compelling in explaining not only the danger that the LeoLabs radar represents to sovereignty, but also in delving into two fundamental issues to understand the framework of the installation and permanence of this British-American espionage tool.

Regarding the administrative process, he made it clear that the permits were irregular due to the extreme speed with which they were granted, as well as the deliberate need to maintain the absence of analysis by the Ministry of Defense. He left no doubt about the responsibility of the provincial government, not only for the initial installation of the device, but also for its current presence in the territory.

Summary of the first day: A conclusion that jeopardizes the Fuegian structure

Jorge Taiana's appearance before the Investigating Committee left a resounding political impact at the close of this first hearing in the Federal Capital :

1.   The burden on the Provincial Executive: All the blocs present and the Malvinas organizations took note of the assertion of the former minister, who established in the Fuegian administration the power and the material inaction to dismantle the structure in the Estancia "El Relincho".

2.   The suspicion of latent operability: The warning about the technical possibility that the radar may continue to operate remotely or through passive listening raises the urgency of the technical expert reports requested from CONAE.

3.   Administrative bypass as a deliberate pattern: The speed with which the intermediate national and provincial agencies processed the paperwork, bypassing the natural areas protecting sovereignty, is consolidated as the main line of investigation.

The activity will continue this Monday, September 21 : at 09:30 with the questioning of the former Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lieutenant General Juan Martín Paleo , and at 15:30 with the appearance of the former head of ENACOM, Dr. Gustavo López .