ROME (ITALPRESS) – “I see that, today, many are surprised by a news story that came out yesterday and concerns an overt attempt at industrial espionage. In this case, against Italian industrial excellence. The Milan Public Prosecutor’s Office moved promptly and opened a file, for now against unknown persons. The crime charged is very serious: “attempted military or industrial espionage” with the aggravating circumstance of “terrorist purposes.” We will see the developments. I simply add this. I have been raising attention and raising alarms for years, sometimes unheeded, and at every possible opportunity to put the spotlight on what is happening. A hybrid war is going on.” Thus Defense Minister Guido Crosetto in a post on X.
“As dangerous as it is subterranean, as constant and asphyxiating as it is daily, which is made up of a mix of targeted cyber attacks, recruitment of “activists” (I translate: people on the payroll of foreign and hostile powers or entities), scientific and massive mass disinformation campaigns, theft of military and industrial technologies and patents, plus many other hostile acts, perpetrated by multiple actors, state and non-state,” Crosetto continues. But, not surprisingly, when I talk, to the point of exhaustion, about the need to “defend” our country, the communities we belong to and the alliances we are part of, I also say that I am not convinced by the term “rearmament” and the slogan “Rearm Europe.” And I say this precisely because our defense and security, national and collective, must be ensured on multiple levels, including those of “hybrid warfare” and not only the traditional ones, which also remain the most obvious before everyone’s eyes.”
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