Sassari, 25 Sep. (LaPresse) – “It is very unlikely” that Italy could be dragged into armed conflict. Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said this in Sassari, where he attended the ceremony to award the silver medal to the Sassari Brigade’s war flag. “We prepare to defend ourselves, knowing that we probably never should,” Crosetto explained. “We must be optimistic even in dramatic times like these, but the purpose of the Chief of the Defense Staff, the Army, and the Minister of Defense is to prepare for every possible eventuality.”What we do is a challenge that changes every day, increases because technology increases, threats increase – he added – Every time something happens in another part of the world, we say: ‘If it happened in Italy? Let’s prepare in this case.’ But not because we think it has to come, because our duty is to defend ourselves from any kind of crisis that may affect us.”
Defense, Crosetto: “Italy is not at war, but we are preparing to defend ourselves.”
Sassari, 25 Sep. (LaPresse) – “It is very unlikely” that Italy could be dragged into armed conflict. Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said this in Sassari, where he attended the ceremony to award the silver medal to the Sassari Brigade’s war flag. “We prepare to defend ourselves, knowing that we probably never should,” Crosetto explained. “We must be optimistic even in dramatic times like these, but the purpose of the Chief of the Defense Staff, the Army, and the Minister of Defense is to prepare for every possible eventuality.”What we do is a challenge that changes every day, increases because technology increases, threats increase – he added – Every time something happens in another part of the world, we say: ‘If it happened in Italy? Let’s prepare in this case.’ But not because we think it has to come, because our duty is to defend ourselves from any kind of crisis that may affect us.”